Amtrak Pursues Grants and Plans to Expand Passenger Rail Services.

Rep. Greg Stanton is advocating for the return of Amtrak passenger train service to Phoenix, the largest city in the U.S. without intercity passenger rail service. Stanton believes that the lack of rail service impedes mobility for Phoenix residents and negatively impacts the city's economy. Amtrak is seeking to improve and extend service using $716 million provided by the 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and part of this initiative would include bringing back a stop for the Sunset Limited in Phoenix. Stanton and other lawmakers are also pushing for train service between Tucson and Phoenix.