Wikipedia article: Passenger Train Stations in Arizona January 30th, 2007
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New Mexico: Rio Bravo Station Groundbreaking January 13th, 2007
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 slated to open this April.
Union Station evokes memories January 10th, 2007
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 depot stirred memories with readers. Some recall sending their fathers off to World War II. Others remember arriving in Phoenix from the Midwest for the first time on the passenger train. And there were those who went to the station just to watch the trains.
Rest of the article on azcentral.com (Arizona Republic)
Phoenix Union Station reborn? December 13th, 2006
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 shops, restaurants and artists, officials have proposed.That vision never came to fruition.
The last train carrying passengers pulled out of the station in the mid-1990s. In recent years, the station has been inaccessible to the public. There’s a security fence ringing the building because Sprint owns it and stores equipment in it.
But lately, with the renaissance of downtown Phoenix, Sprint and the city’s Historic Preservation Office are talking about what is the best use for the building.
“Now there’s momentum for something to happen,” said Barbara Stocklin, the city’s historic preservation officer.
[Tucson] Depot’s hidden treasures October 30th, 2000
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 the cornerstone of downtown’s revival. The station is conveniently located across from Hotel Congress on Toole Avenue, and city transportation officials hope a downtown trolley will stop there to let passengers enjoy a complex of shops and restaurants.”
(More on the Tucson depot)
