Posted on 01/14/2009 10:35:11 PM PST by CedarDave
The state's commuter train will run between Rio Grande Valley communities around Albuquerque to Santa Fe on Saturdays.
The Rail Runner operated — with free fares — for three Saturdays and Sundays over the holiday period after service to Santa Fe was inaugurated Dec. 17. More than 60,000 people have boarded the train between Belen and Santa Fe since service to the capital city began, Rail Runner officials said.
Voters in parts of New Mexico approved a tax in November to help fund Rail Runner operations. But that tax doesn't go into effect until July 1.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
BTTT
Late night New Mexico list PING!
We need Saturday service because the state’s not going broke fast enough without it!
If I want to ride a REAL train in NM I will ride the one at CHAMA or go up to Durango, CO—again!
Otherwise is is no different than a cheap carnival ride.
Something tells me that the number 60,000 is vastly inflated... are they perhaps counting people they let on for a look-see like reporters and photographers?
This sounds so successful that it probably makes profit in the private sector without a dime of government money - right?
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