Yearly Archives: 2007

In N.M., long haul is easy ride

September 30, 2007 – 5:25 am

New Mexico’s year-old Rail Runner Express [nmrailrunner.com] commuter-train system carries about 3,000 people a day into and out of downtown Albuquerque, removing cars from busy freeways and a lot of stress…Light rail debuts next year between Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa. Commuter rail would connect outlying cities such as Buckeye and Queen Creek to metropolitan Phoenix […]

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AzRep: Put Light Rail Along Loop 101

July 25, 2007 – 1:42 pm

July 14, 2007.
…Up to 10 million square feet of commercial space is in the works along Loop 101 on the Salt River Reservation…
Estimates foresee 40,000 to 60,000 people - another Scottsdale Airpark - eventually working on reservation developments. Their one way of getting there is Loop 101, already a parking lot at rush hour…
But we […]

By wlindley | Posted in Light Rail |

Phoenix Rail Food

July 25, 2007 – 12:34 pm

This new website highlights everything from fish-n-chips to fine dining along the route of the new Valley Metro Rail line.

By wlindley | Posted in Uncategorized |

LA Metrolink facts

July 7, 2007 – 3:46 pm

from the Metrolink Fact Sheet, received May 2007

Metrolink operates 7 routes, serves 54 stations, and covers 388 route-miles (counting only once, track served by multiple routes).
Metrolink operates 145 trains on weekdays, 40 on Saturdays, and 22 on Sundays. Trains average 40 miles per hour.
In December 2006, 40,852 passengers rode Metrolink trains on an average weekday. […]

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Commuter rail between Phoenix, Tucson gaining support

July 1, 2007 – 10:52 am

from the Arizona Republic, 29 Jun 2007
Commuter rail in Arizona is beginning to gain traction, backers of building a so-called “heavy rail” line said this week.
More than 100 city, state, county and rail advocates met Thursday in Mesa to begin hashing out the pros and cons of high-speed trains that would link cities as far […]

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