Maricopa (Amtrak station)
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The Maricopa 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.
On display is a restored Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
dome car
, The Silver Horizon (car #375). The dome car, at one time in use as the station office, proved unsuitable and has been replaced by the former Tucson, Arizona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.
Maricopa, Arizona
-Surrounding Municipalities:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 43,482 people, 14,359 households, and 11,110 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,356.8 people per square mile . There were 17,240 housing units at an average density of 540.4 per square mile...
which is in Pinal County, Arizona
Pinal County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.4% White*4.6% Black*5.6% Native American*1.7% Asian*0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*11.5% Other races*28.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
. Maricopa was added as a stop for the Sunset Limited after Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
was forced to withdraw service from Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
due to deteriorated track conditions on a secondary Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
track which diverged from the mainline to serve Phoenix.
On display is a restored Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,...
dome car
Dome car
A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train. It also can include features of a coach, lounge car, dining car or observation...
, The Silver Horizon (car #375). The dome car, at one time in use as the station office, proved unsuitable and has been replaced by the former Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
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
Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
. 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.