Monthly Archives: May 2007

Colorado Railcar DMU Reviewed by Transit Alliance

According to a press release from Colorado Railcar, “an independent Transit Alliance Report praises [our] … Double Deck Railcars” –

Miami, FL – Colorado Railcar’s DMU continues to receive strong reviews from both commuters and media. In a recently published report on the Tri-Rail System, Kathleen Osher of Transit Alliance praised the Double Deck DMU […]

Take a lesson from Texas

Here we are, a little more than a year before light rail opens….
More and more, Mesa’s and Tempe’s experiences with light rail are mirroring those of two Dallas suburbs…
Plano, Texas, was progressive with its light-rail leg… On the other hand, Garland, Texas, hemmed and hawed about light rail.
If history repeats itself, and you know it […]

AzTA / ARPA / SWRC Commuter Rail Symposium

[ September 28, 2007; 7:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] SAVE THE DATE
Friday, 28 September, 2007
7:30am - 3:00pm
ARIZONA COMMUTER RAIL SYMPOSIUM

Learn about commuter and high speed rail in Arizona and other Western States.

Speakers invited from California, Washington State, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Sponsored by the Arizona Transit Association (AzTA) in co-ordination with the Arizona Rail Passenger Association (ARPA) and the Southwest Rail Corridor Coalition (SWRC).

Heavy (Commuter) rail pushed for transit

The Arizona Republic
May. 18, 2007 02:33 PM
Arizona leaders are toying with the idea of using the [railway lines] that carry freight to shuttle passengers in the future and alleviate street and highway traffic as the state’s population grows to 16 million by 2050.
The idea is in its earliest stages. Community transportation leaders say labor union […]

Light-rail option is one Tucson should pursue

(Tucson) Arizona Daily Star, May 6, 2007
Our view: Before gridlock sets in, let’s learn from Phoenix area, and our own past…
Tucson has a lot to learn from Phoenix. Communities in Maricopa County, and Phoenix in particular, tend to actually do the kinds of improvements - such as building a light-rail system - that Tucson only […]