Arizona Republic, 23 February 2007
…Metro’s $64 million maintenance center officially opened Wednesday.
Within hours of the dignitaries leaving, work began to fully assemble the first built-from-scratch train. Train cars in silver tarpaulins and green netting sat outside the facility next to crates of plastic-wrapped wheel trucks. All were awaiting assembly inside…
“The progressive voters of our region have paid to try this on for size, and they will not be disappointed,” [Tempe Mayor Hugh] Hallman said.
Mesa Mayor Keno Hawker talked about the future.
“We will someday extend a rail to downtown Mesa,” said Hawker, whose city now has one mile of track…
