Phoenix, Arizona

====Rail and bus====
[[File:Union Station Phoenix - North - 2009-12-08.JPG|thumb|alt=front view of the southwestern architecture of the closed Union railroad station in Phoenix, surrounded by a chain link fence|left|Union Station Phoenix – 2009]]
Amtrak served [[Union Station (Phoenix)|Phoenix Union Station]] until 1996 when the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] (UP) proposed abandoning the route between [[Yuma, Arizona]], and Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azta.org/transit_resources/archived_hot_topic/arizona-passenger-railmore-than-just-light-rail-streetcar-and-trolley/ |title=Arizona Transit Association |publisher=Azta.org |access-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002100536/http://www.azta.org/transit_resources/archived_hot_topic/arizona-passenger-railmore-than-just-light-rail-streetcar-and-trolley/ |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Amtrak rerouted trains to [[Maricopa, Arizona|Maricopa]], {{convert|30|mi|km}} south of downtown Phoenix, where passengers can board the ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' (Los Angeles-San Antonio-Chicago) and ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' (Los Angeles-New Orleans).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texaseagle.com/stations/MRC.htm |title=Amtrak's Texas Eagle &#124; Maricopa, AZ |publisher=Texaseagle.com |access-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-date=September 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908221859/http://www.texaseagle.com/stations/MRC.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/phoenix.htm |title=Phoenix, AZ |publisher=TrainWeb.org |access-date=February 13, 2014}}</ref> UP retained the trackage and the station remains. In 2021, Amtrak developed a plan to bring rail service back to Phoenix with connections to Tucson and Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrakconnectsus.com/maps/phoenix-tucson/|title=Phoenix–Tucson|website=Amtrak Connects US}}</ref> This service is supported by the [[Bipartisan infrastructure bill]] and could take several years for service to be implemented.

Amtrak Thruway buses connect Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]] for connection with the Los Angeles-Chicago ''[[Southwest Chief]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trainweb.org/amtrak/w_chief.html |title=Amtrak's Southwest Chief |publisher=TrainWeb.org |access-date=February 13, 2014}}</ref> Phoenix is also served by [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus service, which stops at 24th Street near the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/search?city=Phoenix&state=AZ&zip=&q=Phoenix%2C+AZ |title=Phoenix Greyhound Station |publisher=Greyhound |access-date=March 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221004925/http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/arizona/phoenix/bus-station-860431 |archive-date=February 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Phoenix Exterior 0550.2009.jpg|thumb|alt=photo of streamlined light rail car pulling into a station|Valley Metro Rail station – 2009]]
[[Valley Metro]] provides public transportation throughout the metropolitan area, with its trains, buses, and a [[Carpool|ride-share]] program. 3.38% of workers commute by public transit. Valley Metro's {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=on}} [[light rail]] project, called [[Valley Metro Rail]], through north-central Phoenix, downtown, and eastward through Tempe and Mesa, opened December 27, 2008. Future rail segments of more than {{convert|30|mi|km}} are planned to open by 2030.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valleymetro.org/projects_and_planning/current_projects |title=Current Valley Metro Projects |publisher=Valley Metro |access-date=February 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325065046/http://www.valleymetro.org/projects_and_planning/current_projects |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>