Arizona

State Details

See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.

Maps

Arizona is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Arizona & New Mexico. This is out of print. Sonrisa Publications publishes a Arizona and New Mexico booklet of strip maps. Website here

Rail Operators

• AMTRAK - Two AMTRAK services cross Arizona from east to west
  • The Southwest Chief - Runs from Los Angeles to Chicago, leaving California and calling at Kingman, Flagstaff and Winslow before entering New Mexico. See also Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services AZ3 and AZ4.
  • The Sunset Limited Texas Eagle - Run as one train from Los Angeles to San Antonio, then to either Chicago or New Orleans. The train leaves California and calls at Yuma, Maricopa, Tucson and Benson before entering New Mexico. See also Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services AZ1.

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

• McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park - A 30-acre (12 ha) railroad park located in Scottsdale, Arizona. It features a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railroad and a 7 1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge live steam railroad.
• Grand Canyon Railway - This has a single main line, from Williams northwards to Grand Canyon. The passenger service is oriented to tourism, usually consisting of one return trip from Williams to Grand Canyon each day. Map and times here. There are no schedules in PDF format. See also Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services AZ2.
• Superstition Scenic Narrow Gauge Railroad - Located in the eastern suburbs of Phoenix, this is a 36 inch (914 mm) gauge railroad with a mile and a half of track.
• Verde Canyon Railroad - This is a heritage railroad running between Clarkdale and Perkinsville on 20 miles (32 km) of tracks of the Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR).

Metro and light rail systems

Phoenix

Valley Metro operates public transport in the Phoenix area, including two rail services. Both are modern light-rail lines:

• Valley Metro Rail: a largely segregated line linking Phoenix and Tempe
• Streetcar Line: an on-street line in central Tempe

Infrastructure

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 750V DC overhead
• Rule of the road: right

Information

• Map: system map page
• Journey planner: on the website front page, and at the trip planner page
• Timetable: maps & schedules page. For schedules in PDF format, follow the link to the page for each line, then click the "PDF Schedule" button.
• Engineering work: rider alerts page

See also UrbanRail.

Tucson

Sun Tran operates public transport in the Tucson area, including a single light-rail line, branded as Sun Link Streetcar.

Infrastructure

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 750V DC overhead
• Rule of the road: right

Information
The Sun Link page includes a map, a basic schedule, and real-time information. Planned service alterations are shown on the Alerts & Detours page.

See also UrbanRail

Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services

See USA - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services - Arizona.