Sunset Limited (Los Angeles - Miami, currently Orlando) rerouted from a secondary line to a main line between Tucson and Yuma because Union Pacific Railroad (UP) abandoned the second line.  Therefore, Amtrak no longer served directly Phoenix.  Also Coolidge and Tempe stations located between Tucson and Phoenix were cut.  The last trains served Phoenix on May 28, 1996.  In the spring 2001 Maricopa station opened on the new route between Tucson and Yuma.

Phoenix Union Station still exists
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Currently Sprint uses the facility
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Front View
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Front View
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Platform Side
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Platform Side
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Platform Side
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Old Corridor (Storage)
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Looking toward East
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Looking toward West
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3rd Avenue near Station (Looking North)
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3rd Avenue near Station (Looking South)
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Phoenix Downtown
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Phoenix Downtown (Light Rail Track)
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Visited in May 2001

Station was used for Amtrak Bus in 2001
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Platform Side
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Union Station was built in 1923
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Old Corridor from Station to Platform (Closed)
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Platform Side
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Looking toward East.  The large building is Arizona Diamondbacks Stadium.
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