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Feds Plan $6.6 Million Campaign to Save Lives at Railroad Crossings

October 9, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire 0

The Stop. Trains Can’t. campaign will run on radio, digital, and social media, educating drivers not to gamble with their lives at rail grade crossings.

Operation Lifesaver, Feds Announce $200,000 in Grants for Safety Programs

May 24, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire 0

Operation Lifesaver and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last month announced $200,000 in grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 14 states.

FTA Awards $75 Million for Tempe Streetcar Project

October 2, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire 0

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $75 million grant to Valley Metro for the Tempe Streetcar project in Tempe, Arizona.

Railfanning Deep in the Desert at the Arizona Railway Museum

January 17, 2017 Todd DeFeo 0

Railroad history runs deep in Arizona and nowhere is that more apparent that at the Arizona Railway Museum.

The Day the Railroad Came to Tucson

December 29, 2016 Todd DeFeo 0

March 20, 1880, is a day that is forever engrained in the history of Tucson. That was the day the first train rolled into town.

Union Pacific Planning to Invest $37.7 Million in Arizona

May 31, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire 0

Union Pacific is planning to invest $37.7 million this year to improve Arizona’s transportation infrastructure.

Throwback Thursday: Passing Through Flagstaff (2012)

September 26, 2013 Todd DeFeo 0

All photos taken May 2, 2012, in Flagstaff, Ariz.

A caboose on display in Tombstone, Ariz.

Tombstone’s Other Legacy: The Railroad

September 29, 2012 Todd DeFeo 0

In 1881, Tombstone was a remote mining community. There was no railroad link to Tombstone for the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral. During the next two decades, city leaders debated the need for a railroad and urged railroad officials to lay tracks into town, but nothing materialized.

Electric Locomotives Helped Miners Reach Depths of Earth

September 26, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire 0

Mine railways have long been used to help miners reach the depths of the Earth.

Flagstaff Statue Pays Homage to the Men Who Built the Railroads

September 26, 2012 Todd DeFeo 0

The workers who laid tracks across the country were known as Gandy Dancers. The name is sometimes attributed to a Gandy Tool Co. that manufactured the tools used to build railroads, though the existence of such a company has been debated.