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Lines and Stations, Nov. 1999

November 17, 1999 – 11:10 pm

by Gary Thorne, et al
As of mid October there has still been no construction activity at the long-delayed Maricopa site. The railcar which was to be placed at the site is still being refurbished, and is not yet ready to be transported.
Williams Junction, the long-awaited stop on the SOUTHWEST CHIEF, is open. The city of […]

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Robert Barber on Light Rail

November 11, 1999 – 11:11 pm

[Recent news, about light rail in the Phoenix metro area, is] not convincing. Twelve years after ValTrans was initiated, we’re still mired in vacillation about rail transit - indeed, about transit in general. Los Angeles started planning Metrolink about the same time as ValTrans, but Metrolink has been operating - and expanding -since 1992. It […]

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What About Expansion of Intercity Trains?

January 21, 1999 – 11:16 pm

Gary Anderson of Marshfield, Wisconsin writes:
“I attended the Wisconsin ARP meeting [October 31] at which Mr. Donavan Pepper of Amtrak Intercity SBU was a speaker. During the Q & A session I asked him if there were any discussions, proposals or plans at Intercity to start up the Superliner production line. The answer was NO. […]

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Verde River Ride

November 4, 1994 – 10:19 pm

– Bill Lindley
November 4 started quite chilly in Sedona, with temperatures dipping towards the 20s. By mid-morning in Clarkdale the temperatures had risen to a more comfortable level (at least to this Phoenix dweller) and my ride on the Verde River Canyon Train began. Starting in Clarkdale, the rail line joins the Verde River and […]

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