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New Mexico RailRunner

July 17, 2006 – 12:44 pm

The first segment of New Mexico’s “Rail Runner” Commuter Rail is now carrying passengers between Sandoval and downtown Albuquerque.

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Interest in Arizona commuter rail grows

April 25, 2006 – 10:23 am

The notion of sending commuter trains down freight tracks is gathering steam instead of Arizona dust…

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Who Killed the Super Chief?

April 13, 1999 – 9:43 pm

If I may, please allow me to delve into this subject of ‘trains and names.’ …It is fairly common knowledge that the Santa Fe suffered a great deal in their struggle with the very concept of joining Amtrak….

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1951 vs. 1994

February 1, 1994 – 10:57 am

From the February 1994 ARPA TIMETABLE

Answer: 42 in 1951, 48 in 1994.
Question: How many hours does the Sunset Limited take from Los Angeles to New Orleans?
Note: The 1951 Sunset ran through Arizona via Chandler (before the mainline was relocated eastward), Douglas (on the present-day San Pedro & Southwestern) and Dos Hermanas (now abandoned).
Answer: Tucson 5, […]

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