Tickets cost 2 - 4 and the journey takes 41 min. Alternatively, Valley Metro operates a bus from University Dr & Mesa Dr to University Dr & 38th St hourly. Tickets cost 2 and the journey takes 40 min. Maricopa, where Amtrak stops, is closer by but it's pretty dull-looking, as is the line east of there toward Tucson for many miles. Valley Metro operates a vehicle from Mesa Dr/Main St to 38th St/Washington every 20 minutes. Otherwise, the Shawmut recommendation is best as being the closest mainline place with reasonable scenery. Another option is the Arizona Eastern at Globe, which is a Genesee & Wyoming operation mainly using ex-SSW/SP B40-8s, but if choosing between the two I'd definitely do CBRY first. (The same crew takes its first westbound train west just before noon and gets back to the dumper with loads around 3, but the light angles at those hours this time of year are terrible if the sun is out.) Check in first at the office to sign a release. Closest Stops: Central/Van Buren & the Washington/3rd Street stop. Go in the afternoon and you should have a westbound empty leaving Hayden Jct after 4 p.m. Moovit helps you to find the best routes to Parkinson Network of Arizona using public transit and gives you step by step directions with updated schedule times for Bus or Light Rail in Phoenix. LIGHT RAIL DIRECTIONS TO Herberger Theater. If you have time on your hands the Copper Basin at Hayden is definitely worth a visit. Although both railroads handle several trains per day in and out of Phoenix, there's nothing that would qualify as a hot spot. Phoenix is end-of-branch for both UP and BNSF, so there's no overhead traffic.