- Maricopa (Amtrak station)
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Maricopa 
The former California Zephyr dome car which served as the station building until 2005Station statistics Address 19427 John Wayne Parkway
Maricopa, AZ 85239Coordinates 33°03′23″N 112°02′51″W / 33.056353°N 112.047372°WCoordinates: 33°03′23″N 112°02′51″W / 33.056353°N 112.047372°W Lines Other information Code MRC Traffic Passengers (2010) 8,764[1] 
14%Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward Los AngelesSunset Limited toward New OrleansTexas Eagle toward ChicagoThe Maricopa (Amtrak station) is located at 19427 N. John Wayne Parkway in Maricopa, Arizona which is in Pinal County, Arizona. Maricopa was added as a stop for the Sunset Limited after Amtrak was forced to withdraw service from Phoenix due to deteriorated track conditions on a secondary Union Pacific Railroad track which diverged from the mainline to serve Phoenix.[2]
On display is a restored Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad dome car, The Silver Horizon (car #375).[3] The dome car, at one time in use as the station office, proved unsuitable and has been replaced by the former Tucson, Arizona station building, a double-wide modular trailer coach that was rolled on to the site after the original historic Tucson Union Station structure restoration was completed in 2005.
Passenger rail service is provided thrice-weekly in each direction by the Sunset Limited. Of the eight Arizona stations served by Amtrak, Maricopa was the fourth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 24 passengers daily.[4]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/ARIZONA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ State of Arizona 2007 Railroad Inventory and Assessment: A final report to the Arizona Department of Transportation, page 91 (accessed December 12, 2008)
- ^ A short history of our Maricopa station. Amtrak's Texas Eagle (URL accessed September 17, 2006).
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/ARIZONA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
External links
- Maricopa Amtrak station information
- Amtrak – Stations – Maricopa, AZ
- Maricopa Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Pinal County, Arizona
- Amtrak stations in Arizona
- Transportation in Pinal County, Arizona
- Western United States railway station stubs
- Arizona building and structure stubs
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