THE EVOLUTION OF A COMMUTER TRAIN. IT WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, THAT SERVICE ON THE NEW MEXICO RAILRUNNER EXPRESS OFFICIALLY BEGAN BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO. OVER THE YEARS SERVICE WAS EXPANDED NORTH TO SANTA FE AND SOUTH AS FAR AS BELEN.
RAILRUNNER OFFICIALS SAY THE TRAIN HAS HANDLED ALMOST 7-MILLION PASSENGERS WITH MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A BILLION PASSENGER MILES TRAVELLED. THEY ALSO ESTIMATE THE TRAIN HAS TAKEN MORE THAN 300-MILLION MILES TRAVELLED OFF OF AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
