It has been 25 years since Phoenix was last serviced by Amtrak passsenger service. Flagstaff (North) and/or Maricopa and Tucson (South) still have stops but not the 5th largest city in the US, Phoenix Arizona. The map (above) shows current passenger rail service through Amtrak.
That may change soon with passenger rail service possibly returning to Phoenix.
Amtrak Passenger Possible Rail Service Nationwide
Amtrak may once again return to Phoenix Arizona
Jamie Landers reported April 7, 2021 in the Arizona Republic, "Will an Amtrak stop be coming to Phoenix for the first time since its last train left the station nearly a quarter of a century ago?
Time will tell, but a proposed map of expanded service released by the passenger train service this week includes Phoenix for the first time since 1996.
Amtrak........shows where it could expand services if it gets $80B in federal aid. The light blue lines show where there would be new service, including Phoenix.
The additions will only come to fruition if Amtrak secures the $80 billion proposed by President Joe Biden as part of his infrastructure plan.
Known as the American Jobs Plan, the program would allocate $2 trillion to rebuild the nation’s aging infrastructure by 2035. Biden earned the nickname “Amtrak Joe” in the 1970s for using the route from Washington, D.C., to his home in Delaware as his primary mode of transportation.
In a statement, Amtrak said it would bring “energy-efficient, world-class intercity rail service” to up to 160 new communities across the nation.
The map displays potential routes connecting Phoenix and Tucson to large California cities like Los Angeles and Riverside, and even to Las Vegas."
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