U.P. Centennial Steam train in Arizona October 26th, 2011
Union Pacific’s Centennial Steam Train will visit New Mexico and Arizona in recognition of the states’ 100th anniversary of admission into the Union.
This includes a display on Sunday, 13 November 2011. Come on down to the station for a little memorabilia, and think on what Union Station will be again whenever we can get a train an hour to Tucson, and five daily trains to Los Angeles…
NOTE: The Phoenix display says “631 South 7th” but it’s not clear if that is 7th Street or 7th Avenue (1 mile apart) … the train will NOT be at Union Station. Stay tuned for more details.
The full schedule, from the U.P. Press Release:
| Arrival | 3:00 p.m. MT | Tucumcari, N.M. 100 E Railroad Ave |
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| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 | |||
| Depart | 8:00 a.m. MT | Tucumcari, N.M. 100 E Railroad Ave |
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| Arrival Depart |
9:45 a.m. MT 10:15 a.m. MT |
Santa Rosa, N.M. 21 N. 4th St. |
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| Arrival Depart |
11:30 a.m. MT Noon MT |
Vaughn, N.M. Camino AL Basual Rd |
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| Arrival Depart |
12:45 p.m. MT 1:15 p.m. MT |
Carrizozo, N.M. 4th and Court Ave. |
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| Arrival | 2:30 p.m. MT | Alamogordo, N.M. Adjacent to Alameda Park on N. White Sands Blvd. |
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| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 | |||
| On Display: | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MT | Alamogordo, N.M. Adjacent to Alameda Park on N. White Sands Blvd. |
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| MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 | |||
| Depart | 8:00 a.m. MT | Alamogordo, N.M. Adjacent to Alameda Park on N. White Sands Blvd. |
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| Arrival | 10:25 a.m. MT | El Paso, Texas Piedras St. and Durazno Ave |
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| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | |||
| On Display: | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MT | El Paso, Texas Piedras St. and Durazno Ave |
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| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | |||
| Depart | 8:00 a.m. MT | El Paso, Texas Piedras St. and Durazno Ave |
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| Arrival Depart |
8:45 a.m. MT 9:15 a.m. MT |
Santa Theresa, N.M. 2750 Airport Rd. |
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| Arrival Depart |
11:00 a.m. MT 11:30 a.m. MT |
Deming, N.M. 100 E. Railroad Blvd |
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| Arrival | 12:45 p.m. MT | Lordsburg, N.M. 401 Southern Pacific Blvd. |
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| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 | |||
| Depart | 8:00 a.m. MT | Lordsburg, N.M. 401 Southern Pacific Blvd. |
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| Arrival Depart |
9:45 a.m. MT 10:15 a.m. MT |
Willcox, Ariz. 101 S Railroad Ave |
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| Arrival Depart |
11:01 a.m. MT 11:30 a.m. MT |
Benson, Ariz. 249 E 4th St. |
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| Arrival Depart |
12:15 p.m. MT 12:30 p.m. MT |
Vail, Ariz. | |
| Arrival | 12:55 p.m. MT | Tucson, Ariz. Silverlake Rd and E. Fairland Stra Ave |
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| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 | |||
| On Display: | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MT | Tucson, Ariz. Silverlake Rd and E. Fairland Stra Ave |
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| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 | |||
| Depart | 8:00 a.m. MT | Tucson, Ariz. Silverlake Rd and E. Fairland Stra Ave |
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| Arrival Depart |
8:20 a.m. MT 9:15 a.m. MT |
Tucson, Ariz. 400 East Toole Avenue |
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| Arrival Depart |
10:15 a.m. MT 11:15 a.m. MT |
Picacho, Ariz. (TBD) |
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| Arrival Depart |
11:45 a.m. MT 12:01 p.m. MT |
Coolidge, Ariz. Central Ave. Crossing |
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| Arrival Depart |
12:45 p.m. MT 1:45 p.m. MT |
Gilbert, Ariz. N. Ash St. Cul-de-sac |
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| Arrival Depart |
2:15 p.m. MT 2:45 p.m. MT |
Tempe, Ariz. 300 S. Ash |
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| Arrival | 3:10 p.m. MT | Phoenix, Ariz. 631 S. 7th |
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| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 | |||
| On Display: | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MT | Phoenix, Ariz. 631 S. 7th |
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| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 | |||
| Depart | 8:00 a.m. MT | Phoenix, Ariz. 631 S. 7th |
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| Arrival Depart |
11:00 a.m. MT 12:30 p.m. MT |
Coolidge, Ariz. Central Ave. Crossing |
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| Arrival Depart |
1:00 p.m. MT 2:00 p.m. MT |
Picacho, Ariz. (TBD) |
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| Arrival Depart |
2:25 p.m. MT 2:45 p.m. MT |
Casa Grande, Ariz. Florence St. and Main St |
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| Arrival Depart |
3:55 p.m. MT 4:15 p.m. MT |
Gila Bend, Ariz. Martin Ave |
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| Arrival Depart |
5:45 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. MT |
Wellton, Ariz. Williams St. |
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| Arrival | 6:45 p.m. MT | Yuma, Ariz. 599 S. Gila St. |
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| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 | |||
| On Display: | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MT | Yuma, Ariz. 599 S. Gila St. |
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| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 | |||
| Depart | 7:00 a.m. PT | Yuma, Ariz. 599 S. Gila St. |
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State examines rail alternative to I-10 October 9th, 2011
A good article in the Daily Wildcat: State examines a rail alternative to the [sic] I-10:
The possibility of riding the rails between Phoenix and Tucson was raised during an Arizona Department of Transportation open house on the UA Mall on Friday.
Although the process for an intercity rail system is in the preliminary research stage, the idea of having a faster means of transportation between Tucson and Phoenix has been around for several decades. The first study was completed in 1980, according to Michael Kies, assistant director of planning and programming for the Department of Transportation. The plan wasn’t adopted until March earlier this year.
