Arizona Rail Passenger Association

Plans to build a $1.1 billion automated train system [link: Sky Harbor site] for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are moving full steam ahead, says Jay DeWitt, special projects administrator for the automated train.

The driverless, 4.8-mile system is supposed to ease traffic congestion around Sky Harbor. It’s similar to trains at Dallas/Fort Worth and other U.S. airports.

Phoenix is vetting proposals from three firms that want to design and build the train cars…

Photos and rest of the story on Jahna Berry’s blog on The Arizona Republic site