Amtrak 2 passes the grain facility located just east of downtown Maricopa, AZ

The sun has just risen over a field of sunflowers as Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited rolls into the city of Maricopa.

With the merger becoming official between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern today (April 14, 2023), it marks the end of an era like no other. Who would've thought we'd see a merger in the ... (more)

It's a foggy night on a chilly December evening, as Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited makes it's station stop in Maricopa, which has been known as the Phoenix stop along the Sunset Limited route s... (more)

UP 6284 leads a fast moving eastbound I train near Maricopa.

One of the daily Z trains that rolls through on the Sunset Route daily speeds its way west past a grassy field just west of Maricopa during the peak of golden hour.

A recently rebuilt ex-Southern Pacific AC44 leads the daily westbound Atlanta to Los Angeles Z train out of Maricopa on a nice April afternoon.

A break in the monsoon clouds made a difference as the sun came out just in time for Amtrak's Saturday edition of the eastbound Sunset Limited, rolling into the city of Maricopa on a humid August ... (more)

Arizona's monsoon season is in full swing as a severe thunderstorm and dust storm collide together into one huge storm. Escaping the storm is this KCS Southern Belle, as it leads the daily Atlanta... (more)

A Saturday morning edition of Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited rounds around a small little curve just west of the station stop of Maricopa on a warm June morning, running a little over 2 hours l... (more)

"Is That a Dash 8?" A Union Pacific autorack train rolling east through the small city of Maricopa, AZ with a low-ditchlight AC44 in the lead. Looming in the background are the Seven Mile ... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific manifest passes the station and derelict water tower at Maricopa with two GEs leading the way elephant style.

UP 8227 starts the unloading process at Arizona Grain

UP 7950 slowly reverses backward as it unloads at Arizona Grain

A crew change in Maricopa and the UP 5486 prepares to lead this stack train eastbound, with the help of one of the UP Olympic Units.