Arizona Rail Passenger Association

Enough people would board a train in the Valley’s suburbs that a future commuter-rail system would be as popular as some of the busiest lines in the West, new studies have found.

A trio of yearlong rail studies, in nearly final form, indicates commuter rail could carry almost 18,000 passengers a day by 2030. Planners at the Maricopa Association of Governments say, based on the findings, they favor a 105-mile, X-shaped system that could feature 33 stations and cost roughly $1.5 billion. That’s a little more than the Valley’s 20-mile, light-rail starter line.

The commuter-rail network would use existing freight track through downtown Phoenix
, with lines from Queen Creek to Buckeye and from Chandler to Wittmann…

Rest of the story in the Arizona Republic

9am — 5 December 2009 — Athenian Express

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Join fellow ARPA members and friends for informal train talk and fun.

Cooked-to-order American breakfasts available at great prices.

At the Athenian Express – http://www.athenianexpressaz.com

814 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2003

One block south of the Roosevelt METRO station.