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 services in Arizona are long-distance trains: the Sunset Limited (New Orleans -San Antonio - Los Angeles), and the Southwest Chief/Texas Eagle (Los Angeles- San Antonio/Chicago).
Tourist Lines
See Wikipedia
- Grand Canyon Railway
- The Grand Canyon Railway 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.
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 and Sparse Passenger Services
See PSUL: World Beyond Europe entries with 'AZ' numbers.
