“Area plans would benefit from county-city cooperation” Editorial, The Arizona Republic 10 June 1999, page B6.
Maricopa County has proposed razing the Santa Fe Freight House just northwest of Union Station to erect a 2000 car parking garage and a morgue.
“The Phoenix and Maricopa County governments need to take seriously the recommendations of the newly formed […]
On 29 July 1995, Wickenburg Arizona celebrated the one hundred year anniversary of its railroad depot. The structure stands in its original 1895 design, without additions or modifications, and is one of the few such surviving examples of “Wild West” railroad architecture. Vice-Mayor Carol Ann Beard briefly described the history of the depot, which now […]
December 11, 1994 – 10:20 pm
Chuck Wullenjohn
The historic Yuma rail passenger depot was gutted by fire started by faulty wiring in May, 1993, and the remains were demolished by the City of Yuma this past summer. The depot’s mission tile roof had been caved in by the blaze and the sad charred walls, surrounded by a sagging chain link fence, […]
Bill Lindley - An Interview with Bob Barber (May 1994)
I recently spoke with Bob Barber about the Tempe City Transportation Committee. This committee considers items ranging from how proposed freeways will impact downtown traffic to the funding and routing of buses. Since the success of a Regional Rail system can hinge on its interface with […]
September 14, 1993 – 9:48 pm
by Chuck Wullenjohn
The Southern Pacific railroad depot located in Yuma, Arizona, originally constructed in 1926, recently burned after sparks from faulty wiring ignited a major blaze. As the area’s central transportation hub for many decades, the depot say tens of thousands of passengers embark or detrain. Many thousands of World War II soldiers passed through […]
