THE RAIL RUNNER IS MARKING ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK, GIVING AWAY FREEBIES AT VARIOUS TRAIN STATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE FROM BELEN TO SANTA FE TO MARK THE TRAIN’S 10TH BIRTHDAY.
TERRY DOYLE WITH THE RIO METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT FEELS PRETTY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE COMMUTER TRAIN’S FUTURE … ESPECIALLY WITH OTHER TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS OCCURRING IN NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS IT COULD LEAD TO FASTER, MORE FREQUENT RAIL RUNNER SERVICE. HOWEVER, HE NOTES IT’S NO SILVER BULLET.
DOYLE BELIEVES THE RAIL RUNNER WILL MAKE NEW MEXICO MORE ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE WITH DENVER, EL PASO, PHOENIX AND TUCSON IN ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS AND COMPANIES.
