June 2009 Newsletter Available   June 5th, 2009

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
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August 2008 Newsletter   August 20th, 2008

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

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

ARPA's 1983 Light Rail proposal

Posted in Light Rail, Newsletter

May 2008 Newsletter   June 19th, 2008

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
Posted in Newsletter

March 2008 Newsletter   April 18th, 2008

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

Posted in Newsletter

Read the Autumn Newsletter   October 24th, 2006

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

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