Monthly Archives: June 2008

Light Rail Arrives in Tempe

June 20, 2008 – 12:32 pm

…Although Metro’s passenger service isn’t set to begin until late December, earlier this week the rail line through Tempe into Mesa saw its first train. It was a test run, one of many scheduled over the coming months…Hallman, while touting light rail as part of an integrated transportation system, took the opportunity to voice support [...]

By wlindley | Posted in Light Rail, Regional Rail | Tagged , , , |

Updated Schematic Map

June 19, 2008 – 9:15 am

Here is an updated schematic map of proposed rail passenger service points in Arizona, showing existing and potentially revitalized rail lines, as published in the May 2008 newsletter:

By wlindley | Posted in Regional Rail |

May 2008 Newsletter

June 19, 2008 – 9:06 am

Now available online: 200805.pdf
Among the contents:

Regional Rail Making Progress: MAG Moves Forward on Commuter Rail
AzTA Meeting in Tucson: a report by Jay Smyth
ARPA and Phoenix Trolley Museum Members Tour METRO Operations & Maintenance Facility
A Guide To Directions for Passenger Rail in Arizona (with map)
Seligman “Harvey House” Slated to be Demolished
Salt Lake City Joins Commuter Rail [...]

By wlindley | Posted in Newsletter |

1983: ARPA Proposes Phoenix Light Rail

June 19, 2008 – 8:21 am

Twenty-five years after ARPA proposed light rail for metro Phoenix, it’s nearly here.
Our original proposal would have used the UPRR right-of-way, as opposed to the eventually designed street-oriented system.  But as you can see, early on we identified the high-capacity corridor… Here is the same page with the METRO Rail system as built in blue:

Moral: [...]

By wlindley | Posted in Light Rail |