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Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist
Amtrak hopes to bring rail services back to Phoenix area.
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"For passengers of the possible Amtrak service, a trip would take two hours, 25 minutes to get from Phoenix to Tucson, and a little over three hours from Buckeye to Tucson. There would be three daily round trips, officials added."
Buckeye is miles 30 west of downtown Phoenix, Tucson is 116 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix. That's a total of 146 miles.
Assumptions and math follows.
2 hours and 24 minutes is the same as 2.4 hours.
86/2.4 = 35.8 mph on average.
116/3 = 38.6 mph on average
Is 3 round trips enough service?
Are average speeds lower than 40 mph fast enough?