Grand Canyon Railway is officially proposing the creation of a $186 million high-speed light rail line aimed at easing traffic congestion along the South Rim...
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Bill Lindley
wlindley
Nov 2, 2003 11:17 pm
re: http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=76096 What the Grand Canyon Railway is proposing, is most definitely NOT a light rail...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 3, 2003 2:56 am
Thanks Bill for pointing that out... what is comical is that some reporters have gone as far as describing it as a ...
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Dave Beale
dbeale@...
Nov 3, 2003 8:25 pm
I think many reporters in the USA in the mainstream news media have simply fallen into the habit of calling any new or proposed passenger rail service "light...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 4, 2003 10:40 pm
Bob was a longtime member of the Arizona Rail Passenger Association... and a tireless rail-transit advocate in Arizona and the Valley of the Sun. He will be...
8 miles of commuter rail and 65 of light rail? That seems backwards...? \\/...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 5, 2003 4:14 pm
Bill, Heres why the 65/8 ratio occured. Houston faces the "Phoenix" factor, which is essentially that since 1991, much of Houstonian money has been spent...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 5, 2003 5:18 pm
So long to the San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad... all but 7 miles of it. They gave it a try for 10 years, but subsequently ran-off every customer they had, ...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 5, 2003 8:07 pm
My friend Bob in Tucson just set me straight on this one... The SWKR has lost its two customers (Paul Spur Lime and Bisbee Jct copper transload) south of...
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Editrail@...
Nov 5, 2003 9:07 pm
Posted today. Check us out. Too bad about the Tucson light rail results. I hope they keep after it. Russ Jackson...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 6, 2003 4:15 pm
My friend Bob called it... Now Trains reports it! ... Arizona Railroad Group acquires San Pedro & Southwestern Trains - News Wire November 6, 2003 ...
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Howard Bingham
txarphouston
Nov 7, 2003 5:35 am
Posted on behalf of Dan Monaghan.. (NOTE: URL's may need to be cut & pasted to your browser in order to work correctly) Howard Bingham ... The time is ripe for...
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HowieDash@...
Nov 7, 2003 9:41 am
I forwarded this to all-aboard. Howie Dash [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 7, 2003 4:19 pm
Thursday, November 06, 2003 Grand Canyon News - News Headlines Grand Canyon Railway finalizes high-speed rail plan By Jackie Brown Associate Grand Canyon...
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Howard Bingham
txarphouston
Nov 8, 2003 1:46 am
FYI: From METRO Magazine, click URL for the complete story: Amtrak board nominee backs federal support of railroad A clear federal mandate, government...
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Doug Ohlemeier
ohlemeier
Nov 10, 2003 3:45 pm
http://www.azbiz.com/AZBIZ/myarticles.asp?P=846770&S=358&PubID=11548 Arizona-Sonora train line back on track By Becky Pallack Inside Tucson Business The...
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Howard Bingham
txarphouston
Nov 12, 2003 4:11 am
FYI: Howard Bingham ... --...
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Editrail@...
Nov 13, 2003 6:59 pm
From: Russ Jackson To: all in my book, unfortunately I was informed by someone in my address book about this and I FOUND THIS FILE, which was placed there on...
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Editrail@...
Nov 13, 2003 8:26 pm
All: Please bear with me, as I'm not as experienced in this as many others. The alert I received was from someone I considered knowledgeable about these ...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 18, 2003 10:31 pm
Carrizo Gorge Railway "Tour underscores tenacity needed to complete vital link" - Marc Schanz, The Imperial Valley Press, courtesy Jack Neville, Larry W. ...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 19, 2003 9:37 pm
APTA Praises $375 Billion, Six-Year House Transit and Highways Funding Bill November 19, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C., November 19, 2003 – The House bill introduced...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Nov 20, 2003 11:20 pm
November 20, 2003 – For Immediate Release Valley Metro Rail Gives Nod to Vehicle Manufacturer Contract Awaiting Board Approval in December Phoenix, AZ –...
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Howard Bingham
txarphouston
Nov 25, 2003 6:36 pm
FYI: Monday's Amtrak Southwestern trains line-up.. Courtesy of Mike Harris of the Railspot list.. Howard Bingham ... 11/24/03 20:01 from amtrak.com hh:mm tr#1...
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Howard Bingham
txarphouston
Dec 1, 2003 8:33 am
FYI: Howard Bingham ... --...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Dec 1, 2003 6:16 pm
Fire razes historic rail station in Tucson (Esmond Station) Associated Press Nov. 30, 2003 12:00 AM ...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Dec 3, 2003 5:54 pm
Business Update East Valley rail terminal considered By Ed Taylor, Tribune Wednesday, December 3, 2003 http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=13967 East Valley...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Dec 4, 2003 5:16 pm
Lawmakers tinker with transit plan Want to withhold funding for light rail, delay public vote Pat Flannery The Arizona Republic - ...
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Bill Lindley
wlindley
Dec 7, 2003 3:08 pm
JC Collins of Nevada writes: Hi: There is an active discussion over at trainorders.com that involves the Maricopa, AZ Amtrak station that I thought you guys...
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marc pearsall
mapearsall@...
Dec 8, 2003 8:04 pm
Long-blocked rails on track for reopening; Lakeside company hopes to move first freight by end of January Tiny flecks of granite caught the bright sun as they...
