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/state-examines-rail-alternative-to-i-10/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/state-examines-rail-alternative-to-i-10/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:20:56 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=815 A good article in the Daily Wildcat: State examines a rail alternative to the [sic] I-10: The possibility of riding the rails between Phoenix and Tucson was raised during an Arizona Department of Transportation open house on the UA Mall on Friday. Although the process for an intercity rail system is in the preliminary research stage, the [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/state-examines-rail-alternative-to-i-10/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/dallas-to-inaugurate-new-regional-rail-line-this-saturday/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/dallas-to-inaugurate-new-regional-rail-line-this-saturday/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:40:48 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=799 At a time when transit advocates in Fort Worth and other areas of North Texas are struggling to pay for and build new rail lines, officials in Denton County have managed to get the A-train up and running quickly — and without federal funding. On the first day of revenue service, commuters will be able to [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/dallas-to-inaugurate-new-regional-rail-line-this-saturday/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/ns-gives-green-light-to-georgia-regional-rail/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/ns-gives-green-light-to-georgia-regional-rail/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 01:46:55 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=796 According to an article on ‘Political Insider’ Norfolk-Southern says: If voters approve, we’re ready to negotiate Macon-Atlanta passenger rail. ]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/ns-gives-green-light-to-georgia-regional-rail/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/commuter-rail-system-envisioned-for-valley/ http://www.azrail.org/2009/commuter-rail-system-envisioned-for-valley/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:46:16 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=595 Enough people would board a train in the Valley’s suburbs that a future commuter-rail system would be as popular as some of the busiest lines in the West, new studies have found. A trio of yearlong rail studies, in nearly final form, indicates commuter rail could carry almost 18,000 passengers a day by 2030. Planners at [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2009/commuter-rail-system-envisioned-for-valley/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2009/high-speed-rail-reports/ http://www.azrail.org/2009/high-speed-rail-reports/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:45 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=558 GAO Report – High Speed Passenger Rail (PDF) FRA High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program Notice of funding availability, Application Guidelines (PDF) ]]> http://www.azrail.org/2009/high-speed-rail-reports/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2009/surprise-buys-land-for-a-park-and-ride-lot/ http://www.azrail.org/2009/surprise-buys-land-for-a-park-and-ride-lot/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 10:20:37 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=546 Lily Leung reports in May 29, 2009′s Arizona Republic – Surprise’s strategic placement of a park-and-ride lot near a railway stretching from downtown Phoenix to Wickenburg is the first heartbeat in an ongoing effort to bring commuter-rail service to the Valley… The Surprise City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to pay… for land on the southeastern corner [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2009/surprise-buys-land-for-a-park-and-ride-lot/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2009/position-on-phoenix-tucson-routing/ http://www.azrail.org/2009/position-on-phoenix-tucson-routing/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:24:52 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=518 (Regarding current discussions of Phoenix-Tucson regional rail) Adopted by the Board of Directors, 2009-1-17. RESOLVED THAT, ARPA believes That the current UPRR alignment via Coolidge represents the most expeditious route to early implementation, and should be implemented and built first; and That the former Maricopa to Tempe alignment, to supplement future growth, should additionally be planned, but built after operations [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2009/position-on-phoenix-tucson-routing/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-grand-avenue-commuter-rail/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-grand-avenue-commuter-rail/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:32:28 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=378 A proposal for commuter rail service that would carry passengers between downtown Phoenix and Wickenburg is picking up steam. The Maricopa Association of Governments Executive Committee this week hired URS to come up with detailed options to implement commuter service along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway line on the Grand Avenue corridor. The firm, which [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/mag-grand-avenue-commuter-rail/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-arrives-in-tempe/ http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-arrives-in-tempe/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:32:06 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-arrives-in-tempe/ …Although Metro’s passenger service isn’t set to begin until late December, earlier this week the rail line through Tempe into Mesa saw its first train. It was a test run, one of many scheduled over the coming months…Hallman, while touting light rail as part of an integrated transportation system, took the opportunity to voice support [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2008/light-rail-arrives-in-tempe/feed/ 0