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.

Rail Operators

The only Amtrak services in Arizona are long-distance trains: the Sunset Limited (New Orleans - Los Angeles), and the Southwest Chief (Chicago - Los Angeles).

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.

• Infrastructure: see national details.
• Map: schedule & route page
• Timetables: schedule & route page. There are no schedules in PDF format.
• Disruptions / Real-time Info: not available

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

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.