Hot off the press –from the
NM Rail Runner Express
Executive Director Lawrence Rael and NM
Transportation Secretary Gary Giron present the Two Millionth
Rail Runner passenger with the Grand Prize
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Easy Connection to the Albuquerque Airport
Free Airport Shuttle Has a New
Look
(Albuquerque,
NM – June
17, 2009)-
There’s no mistaking it – the free
shuttle between the New Mexico Rail Runner Express and the
Albuquerque International Sunport just got a little easier to spot!
The shuttle, which operates between the Sunport and the Downtown
Albuquerque Rail Runner station more than a dozen times a day, now
boasts some new and eye-catching artwork to make it easier for
travelers to find it.
“This new look is really going to help people find
the shuttle a lot easier, as well as let others know that there
is a free shuttle that can connect them from the Rail Runner
directly to the airport”, says Lawrence
Rael, Executive Director of the Mid-Region Council
of Governments.
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Work Begins on Quieting Remainder of North
Valley Crossings
Residents Living North of Osuna Road Will soon Hear Less
Train Noise
(Albuquerque,
NM – June
9, 2009) – Starting this
week, crews are beginning work on six North
Valley
railroad crossings between
Osuna Road and
Alameda Road to prepare the three-mile
stretch of track to become an official “quiet zone” - meaning that
trains will soon be able to stop sounding their horns when passing
through the area.
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Rail Runner Celebrates
Two Million Riders!
And the winner is...
(Santa
Fe,
NM – June 3, 2009)-
This morning following the arrival
of the 7:39 northbound Rail Runner train at the South Capitol
Station in Santa Fe,
commuter Valerie Gladden became the two millionth passenger to ride
the New Mexico Rail Runner Express! The 50-year-old Motor Vehicle
Clerk says she boards the train at the Los Lunas Rail Runner Station
each morning, and takes it into Santa Fe where she makes
the short walk directly to her office from the station.
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New Shuttle Service Between Santa Fe Rail Runner Station and
Taos
ALBUQUERQUE
– May 19, 2009 – The Town of Taos announced a new
express nonstop shuttle service to link New Mexico Rail Runner
travelers between Taos and Santa Fe. The new service – The Taos
Express – will run weekends this summer beginning June 4th.
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New Mexico Lands First BIG Stop on Disney Cross-Country Train
Tour
Promotional Tour for 2009 Christmas
Movie Comes to Albuquerque and Santa Fe
(Albuquerque,
NM – May
14, 2009)-
Coming this June to a railroad
station near you – Santa Fe and Albuquerque
will be the first major stops on a cross-country Walt Disney train
tour promoting a new Christmas movie set to hit the big screen this
2009 Holiday Season. To promote the movie - called “A Christmas
Carol” featuring actor Jim Carrey, Walt Disney Productions is taking
its show on the road – or “track”, so to speak – embarking on a
40-city interactive whistle-stop train tour that kicks off in
Los Angeles
on Memorial Day Weekend.
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Nearly 90% of NM Rail Runner Passengers are Satisfied with
Service
Rail Runner Customers Say Train is Less
Stressful, Costs Less and is Good for the Environment
(Albuquerque,
NM - May 11, 2009) - According to a passenger survey
conducted between April 1 and April 15, nearly 90% of New Mexico
Rail Runner Express passengers are satisfied with the service.
This number is consistent with a passenger survey that
was conducted one year earlier when train service was only
available from Bernalillo to Belen.
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Survey Results
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