http://www.azrail.org Let's Get Arizona On Track To The Future Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.azrail.org/2012/verde-canyon-rr-trip-16-june-2012/ http://www.azrail.org/2012/verde-canyon-rr-trip-16-june-2012/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 13:39:17 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=828 Fellow ARPA Members, Join us for an excursion on the Verde Canyon Railroad Saturday, June 16. We will be travelling first class. For those who remember, the ambiance of our accommodations will resemble that of a lounge car on the Chief, with comfortable sofas, lounge chairs, and tables. Our air-conditioned car will be next to an open [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2012/verde-canyon-rr-trip-16-june-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/verde-canyon-celebrates-100-years/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/verde-canyon-celebrates-100-years/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:21:44 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=825 The Distance Traveled is 20 Miles; the Time Traveled is 100 Years Clarkdale, AZ – Verde Canyon Railroad’s  historic train takes passengers on a 20-mile journey through a remarkable wilderness area of Arizona but the time traveled is actually 100 years. Join the Railroad in celebrating the birth of their line 100 years ago — and the [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/verde-canyon-celebrates-100-years/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/u-p-centennial-steam-train-in-arizona/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/u-p-centennial-steam-train-in-arizona/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:09:21 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=812 Union Pacific’s Centennial Steam Train will visit New Mexico and Arizona in recognition of the states’ 100th anniversary of admission into the Union. This includes a display on Sunday, 13 November 2011. Come on down to the station for a little memorabilia, and think on what Union Station will be again whenever we can get a [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/u-p-centennial-steam-train-in-arizona/feed/ 0 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/tempe-modern-streetcar-open-house/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/tempe-modern-streetcar-open-house/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:03:01 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=809 Open house to review Tempe Streetcar track and stop locations METRO and the city of Tempe invite you to attend an open house to review and comment on stop locations and street configurations for the 2.6-mile Tempe Streetcar project being developed for the Mill Avenue corridor. The meeting will be conducted in an open house format [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/tempe-modern-streetcar-open-house/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/rail-system-definitely-makes-sense/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/rail-system-definitely-makes-sense/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:01:14 +0000 rhb http://www.azrail.org/?p=792 Published in Opinion, The Arizona Republic, 2011-04-04 Robert H. Bohannan, Phoenix In his Wednesday letter “Rail-system plan makes no sense here,” Roy Miller asserts that “socialist central planners” want to “force us out of our cars and on to mass transit.” Who, if not planners, does Miller think is responsible for the freeways? A society without planning is [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/rail-system-definitely-makes-sense/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-metro-march-2011-ridership/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-metro-march-2011-ridership/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:13:48 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=789 The Phoenix trolley (“light rail”) system had a good March even as weekday ridership declined slightly. Saturdays now see as many riders as weekdays did at the system’s opening, and Sunday ridership is nearly at the originally-projected weekday levels. Phoenicians are using the trolleys not just as “commuter trains” but as all-day-long trolleys for school, [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-metro-march-2011-ridership/feed/ 0 http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-santa-fe-depot-reopens-as-county-offices/ http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-santa-fe-depot-reopens-as-county-offices/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:45:29 +0000 wlindley http://www.azrail.org/?p=787 Adjacent Union Station may still be idle (other than being used by SPRINT maintenance vehicles) but the Santa Fe freight depot is alive again: After remaining vacant for more than 40 years, a historic Phoenix rail depot opened its doors this week with a new identity as a county office space. About 70 employees of the Maricopa [...]]]> http://www.azrail.org/2011/phoenix-santa-fe-depot-reopens-as-county-offices/feed/ 0