MORE A-B-Q RIDE BUSES ARE NOW RUNNING ON COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS. THE CITY IS PUTTING 21 OF THE NEW BUSES ON THE STREET…REPLACING OLDER ONES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR SOME TIME. A-B-Q RIDE'S RICK DE REYES SAYS THEY'LL GRADUALLY REPLACE ABOUT HALF OF THEIR SERIES 300 BUSES BOUGHT DURING 1996 AND 1997.
DE REYES TELLS 770 KKOB THE NEW BUSES, COSTING CLOSE TO HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS EACH, FEATURE ICONIC SCENES FROM AROUND ALBUQUERQUE, LIKE THE PETROGLYPHS MONUMENT AND ROUTE 66. MORE THAN 80-PERCENT OF THE COST WAS PICKED UP BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
