Arizona Rail Passenger Association

RESOLUTION
Amtrak West

10 January 1998

Whereas,

The need for rail service between Southern Arizona and California will only grow as Los Angeles and Phoenix become the second and third largest metro areas by 2005; and

Whereas,

These cities' airports are increasingly congested, as are the highways between them; and

Whereas,

The second and sixth largest cities in the United States, separated by only four hundred miles, can support more than occasional passenger rail service; and

Whereas,

If the Sunset Limited were increased to daily service, and operated through Phoenix, it would still not meet these travel needs;

Therefore be it resolved:

1. That the Arizona Rail Passenger Association requests that Arizona be entirely incorporated into Amtrak West;
2. That the Arizona Rail Passenger Association requests that Amtrak West explore the operation of passenger rail service between Los Angeles and Tucson via Phoenix;
3. That Amtrak West be asked to pattern said passenger rail service after the recently announced Los Angeles - Las Vegas service, and operate it a minimum of once daily in each direction;
4. That copies of this RESOLUTION be sent to the Acting President of Amtrak, the President of Amtrak Intercity, the Union Pacific Railroad, the Governor of Arizona, the Governor of California, the New Mexico Association of Railroad Passengers, the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, and the Tucson Chamber of Commerce

PASSED this 10th Day of January, 1998, at Tucson, Arizona

See also: Letter to Gil Mallery, Amtrak West

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