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History:
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Maricopa is a mainline station along Union Pacific's former Southern Pacific "Sunset Route."
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However, in its early days, it was the junction station for the Southern Pacific and the Mainline of the Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad, most of which is either removed and paved over by Highway 347 or still in use as part of the Tempe Industrial Lead Branchline.
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Today, it is still used by up to and over 35 trains per day.
The UP Big Boy 4014 thunders through Maricopa with a rail excursion in tow. Note the removed crossing on the right side of the picture.
CP AC4400CW 9719 leads a westbound intermodal bound for California.
UP 5422 roars past the Amtrak Station with a manifest in tow.
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