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In February 2023, the FRA indicated that it was studying a re-route of the Sunset Limited from Maricopa back to Phoenix as part of the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study ordered by the IIJA. The move would revert a 1996 route change that cut direct service to Arizona's most populous metropolitan area, with stops at Phoenix , Tempe , and ...
Coolidge station was a train station in Coolidge, Arizona, served by Amtrak's Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle trains. [1] Amtrak service to this station was discontinued in June 1996 when trains were rerouted to Maricopa. As of 2023, Amtrak is planning to restore train service to Coolidge on a route between Phoenix and Tucson.
On June 2, 1996, the Sunset Limited was rerouted to a more southerly route between Tucson, and Yuma, Arizona, bypassing Phoenix. Union Pacific, which had acquired Southern Pacific earlier in the year, wanted to abandon a decaying portion of its Phoenix–Yuma "West Line", particularly the Roll Industrial Lead, that had previously been used to serve Phoenix due to deteriorating track conditions ...
Phoenix, AZ Add / Edit. Mostly Clear. 67 ° F 19 ° C. 79 ° F 26 ° C. 54 ° F 12 ° C. 0%. 6:54AM Sunrise. 29% Humidity. 29.78 in Pressure--UV Index. 6:27PM Sunset. ... Top weather news for ...
The planetary alignment will be visible almost worldwide on the evening of Feb. 28. ... Venus: Look to the west after sunset and you’ll see the brightest planet in the night sky.
The Estrella Line Corridor (formerly the Yuma West Corridor) is a 30-mile (48 km) line traveling from Union Station west to downtown Buckeye by way of the Union Pacific Railroad's Phoenix Subdivision. [14] The line was served by Amtrak's Sunset Limited until June 1996, when it was rerouted to a more direct route via Maricopa rather than of ...
The 1995 Palo Verde derailment took place on October 9, 1995, when Amtrak's Sunset Limited was derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona on Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. Two locomotives , Amtrak GE P32-8BWH #511 leading and EMD F40PHR #398 trailing, and eight of twelve cars derailed, four of them falling 30 feet (9 m) off a trestle ...
On Feb. 12, the night before the reality star appeared at a pop-up event in Athens, Ga. promoting her canned vodka soda line, Sprinter, she shared a sweet snap with the L.A. hairstylist on Instagram.