http://www.azrail.org Let's Get Arizona On Track To The Future Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:21:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.azrail.org/2011/u-p-centennial-steam-train-in-arizona/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/u-p-centennial-steam-train-in-arizona/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:09:21 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=812 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 [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/u-p-centennial-steam-train-in-arizona/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/funding-sources-absent-in-arizonas-rail-network-plan/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/funding-sources-absent-in-arizonas-rail-network-plan/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:20:33 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=783 From the Arizona Republic, 2011-03-28: A state transportation panel has approved Arizona’s first comprehensive rail plan, which is necessary to build a passenger rail network but doesn’t address the question of how to pay for improvements… Arizona Department of Transportation planners recommend linking, by various types of rail, Phoenix with its suburbs, neighboring cities [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/funding-sources-absent-in-arizonas-rail-network-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2009/in-support-of-sunset-limited-restructuring/ http://www.azrail.org/2009/in-support-of-sunset-limited-restructuring/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:47:13 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=588 (Sent November 2009) The Honorable Thomas C. Carper Chairman, Board of Directors National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Re: Restructuring of Sunset Limited service Dear Sir: Since our inception in 1984, the Arizona Rail Passenger Association has recognized the need for daily Sunset Limited operation and has worked to educate Arizona government and business leaders and other regional stakeholders [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2009/in-support-of-sunset-limited-restructuring/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2007/a-message-from-gov-napolitano/ http://www.azrail.org/2007/a-message-from-gov-napolitano/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:22:56 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2007/a-message-from-gov-napolitano/ Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Dear Friends, Every time you sit, stuck in traffic on congested streets and highways, you are paying a hidden price – it’s something I call the “time tax.”  It is an especially ugly tax, because it pulls time away from the things you value most: your family, your home, your community. We now know [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2007/a-message-from-gov-napolitano/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2007/amtrak-services-in-arizona/ http://www.azrail.org/2007/amtrak-services-in-arizona/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:50:54 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2007/amtrak-services-in-arizona/ As of March 2007. From Amtrak timetables and from Open Road Tours ( www.openroadtours.com ) Condensed Schedules, Amtrak Arizona Service & Connections Grand Canyon Railway Open Road Tours   Amtrak Southwest Chief #3 Greyhound       Greyhound Amtrak Southwest Chief #4 Open Road Tours Grand Canyon Railway                               3:15 PM     Chicago     3:20 PM           10:55 PM     Kansas City   7:26 AM           3:55 PM     Albuquerque   12:55 PM       4:30 PM lv       Phoenix Sky Harbor     10:30 AM     5:00 PM       Phx Metro Ctr. Transit     10:10 AM     6:00 PM       Cordes Jct.     9:00 AM     6:30 [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2007/amtrak-services-in-arizona/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2007/viability-cost-of-rail-lines-questioned/ http://www.azrail.org/2007/viability-cost-of-rail-lines-questioned/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:30:37 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2007/viability-cost-of-rail-lines-questioned/ from the The Business Journal of Phoenix – March 16, 2007; by Mike Sunnucks. Gov. Janet Napolitano’s pursuit of a possible commuter rail line between Phoenix and Tucson is facing skepticism about its financial and practical viability. Napolitano ordered the Arizona Department of Transportation to study possible rail and transit lines throughout the state, including routes between [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2007/viability-cost-of-rail-lines-questioned/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2007/commuter-rail-line-linking-city-phoenix-a-must/ http://www.azrail.org/2007/commuter-rail-line-linking-city-phoenix-a-must/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:23:16 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2007/commuter-rail-line-linking-city-phoenix-a-must/ Editorial, Tucson Daily Star, 14 March 2007 Arizona needs to move aggressively to create a commuter rail line between Tucson and Phoenix and to beef up mass transit throughout the state. The sooner we build these transportation improvements, the better… we think it is essential for Arizona to get moving with plans for a modern transportation system [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2007/commuter-rail-line-linking-city-phoenix-a-must/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2007/all-aboard-for-centennial/ http://www.azrail.org/2007/all-aboard-for-centennial/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:14:19 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2007/all-aboard-for-centennial/ Arizona Republic, 11 February 2007, Editorial The possibilities of a passenger train cruising between Phoenix and Tucson, or commuter rail systems linking the Valley, have long intrigued rail buffs and others, especially as our roads grow more congested. Over the years, various governors have mused about establishing passenger or commuter rail lines, but the ideas invariably have [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2007/all-aboard-for-centennial/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2007/gov-napolitano-calls-for-study-of-rail/ http://www.azrail.org/2007/gov-napolitano-calls-for-study-of-rail/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:28:25 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2007/gov-napolitano-calls-for-study-of-rail/ From Governor Napolitano’s 2007 State of the State Address [PDF] We also need to explore transportation innovations. Today, I am directing the Arizona Department of Transportation to provide for us, within the next 90 days, a list of options for mass transit – including commuter rail and light rail – so that this can be part [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2007/gov-napolitano-calls-for-study-of-rail/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2006/surprising-forecast-for-amtrak-growth/ http://www.azrail.org/2006/surprising-forecast-for-amtrak-growth/#comments Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:41:55 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2006/surprising-forecast-for-amtrak-growth/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 — Amtrak could see a ridership growth spurt of 50 percent in the next five to 10 years, but it would require billions of state and federal dollars invested in the tracks of other railroads, and millions more of private investment in passenger rail cars, the new president of the railroad said [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2006/surprising-forecast-for-amtrak-growth/feed/ 0