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Rail Runner celebrates 100,000th Rider! …and the Winner is a Rail Runner Regular! (8-14-06) This morning following the arrival of the 8:45 Rail Runner train at the Downtown Albuquerque Station, commuter Grace Quintero became the 100,000th passenger to ride the New Mexico Rail Runner Express! “I’m so excited!” said the University of New Mexico Hospital Medical Assistant. “I love riding the train! I ride it everyday – it gets me to work on time, and there’s no stress!” “It’s very fitting that Grace Quintero win this award, since she’s a Rail Runner regular.” said Lawrence Rael, Executive Director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments. “She’s a great example of a commuter who knows how to make public transportation work for her!” The Rail Runner, which has become the fastest start-up of a commuter rail train in the country in the past 20 years, currently carries commuters between Albuquerque and the Town of Bernalillo. In the next several weeks, service south to Los Lunas and Belen will be added. For the distinction of 100,000th passenger, Grace was given a goody bag of Rail Runner memorabilia, including a Rail Runner mouse pad, mug, keychain, commemorative poster, and more. Contacts: Augusta Meyers,
Mid-Region Council of Governments at (505) 239-8612 Contacts:
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