January 30, 2007 – 9:07 am
I have entered a large number of field observations into the new wikipedia article, Passenger_Train_Stations_in_Arizona — please help by seeing if you can spot any errors or omissions. If you haven’t signed up with Wikipedia, it’s free to contribute, and together we can all help spread our knowledge.
January 13, 2007 – 9:32 am
The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Mid-Region Council of Governments broke ground this month at Rio Bravo, south of Albuqeruque, for the new Rail Runner commuter rail station there. Trains have been running since July between Albuquerque and Bernalillo, and since December between Albuquerque and Los Lunas. The new Rio Bravo station is […]
January 10, 2007 – 8:48 am
Planners hope to resurrect site as meeting place
Angela Cara Pancrazio, The Arizona Republic Jan. 10, 2007 — As the renaissance of downtown Phoenix continues, preservationists and downtown planners envision a rejuvenated Union Station. The 1923 Mission Revival building could once again become a gathering place in the city’s core.
Recent stories of the historic […]
December 13, 2006 – 11:22 am
Downtown landmark eyed for shopping, dining
Angela Cara Pancrazio
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 13, 2006 12:00 AM For more than two decades, the city has eyed the potential of Phoenix’s Union Station. With all of its space and its Mission Revival architecture, the 1923 rail-passenger center could be a city centerpiece filled with […]
October 30, 2000 – 9:06 am
Arizona Daily Star, 30 October 2000.
“Above the false ceilings and behind the hideous wood paneling and fuzzy wallpaper at the former Southern Pacific Railroad depot lies an architectural gem waiting to be restored… The $26 million, 12-year remodeling project began when the city bought the property about two years ago. It has been described as […]
