Arizona Rail Passenger Association

ARPA’s 25th Anniversary! Our June newsletter is available here (PDF)

• ARPA at 25 — President Rob Bohannan
• METRO ridership report
• Daily service on the Sunset Corridor?
• Ponderings on Arizona Service — John Gale
• City of Surprise buys Land for Commuter Rail station
• Tucson orders Streetcars
• New Mexico Rail Runner strong
• BNSF: Passenger Rail Principles
• High Speed Rail Projects Update — Noel Braymer, RailPAC
• Simple Ways to Improve Amtrak — J. Bruce Richardson, URPA
• Passenger Trains Make Money, but Railroads need Freight to be Profitable — Noel Braymer
• Trains to ride in Arizona

Download the 200807 Newsletter (PDF).  Highlights:

• ARPA on the TIME Initiative
• Rediscover the Coast Starlight: Amtrak re-launches service
• METRO Rail runs first train through downtown Phoenix
• What about the Sunset Limited between New Orleans and Jacksonville? (Bruce Richardson, URPA)
• New Charlotte, North Carolina light rail line doubles ridership projections
• An analysis of the Phoenix Light Rail System (John Gale)
• Valley Metro donates “mock-up” to Williams, Arizona museum
• ARPA’s 1983 metro Phoenix light rail proposal compares to today’s METRO line (below)
• Valley Metro bus ridership up; service expanding
• West Valley commuter rail moves forward
• Anschutz buys Xanterra, Grand Canyon Railway

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ARPA’s 1983 light rail proposal (March 15, 1983) compares to today’s METRO light rail system:

Now available online: 200805.pdf

Among the contents:

• Regional Rail Making Progress: MAG Moves Forward on Commuter Rail
• AzTA Meeting in Tucson: a report by Jay Smyth
• ARPA and Phoenix Trolley Museum Members Tour METRO Operations & Maintenance Facility
• A Guide To Directions for Passenger Rail in Arizona (with map)
• Seligman “Harvey House” Slated to be Demolished
• Salt Lake City Joins Commuter Rail Ranks
• Senate confirms Carper, Naples to Amtrak board
• Coast Starlight To Resume
• Amtrak to Celebrate National Train Day

ARPA’s March 2008 newsletter is now available for download.

The Autumn 2006 Arizona Rail Passenger Review is now available for free download!