A Regional Passenger Rail System for Arizona

On September 23, 1989, the Arizona Rail Passenger Association published a proposal for a Regional Passenger Rail System. In response to our proposal, UTDC, Inc., a major North American rail car manufacturer and regional rail system operator, asked NHA, Inc., an Oceanside, California transportation consulting firm, to prepare the enclosed White Paper.

This White Paper provides extensive information, augmenting that contained in the preliminary proposal of the Arizona Rail Passenger Association.

The map used in the ARPA proposal appears in the White Paper as Annex B. Since the September proposal was published, ARPA has added a Phoenix - Yuma segment to our suggested system.

The significance of the regional approach to passenger rail transportation includes the following:

• Substantially all rights of way and rail are in place, waiting to be used.
• The five contiguous counties to be served contain approximately 85 percent of Arizona's residents.
• The area will continue to experience rapid growth, permitting additional increments of service.
• Attractive, efficient state-of-the-art equipment will be used.
• Significant, profitable business can be developed by effective marketing, directed toward Tourism and Leisure Time travel.

Regional Rail for Arizona

• Executive Summary
• Details

Annexes

1. Regional Rail Systems Overlay
2. Regional Passenger Rail System (Map)
3. Physical Plant Components (Summary)
4. Representative Capital Costs
5. Regional System Segment Components
6. Potential Service Points
7. Service Level and Ridership Estimates
8. Representative Travel Distances and Revenues
9. Representative Sources of Funding and Allocation

To the

• White Papers Page
• ARPA Home Page