NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE HOPPING ON THE RAIL RUNNER THESE DAYS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED IN JUNE, RIDERSHIP WAS DOWN 11 PERCENT. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS TELLS 770 KKOB RELATIVELY CHEAP GASOLINE IS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE LOWER NUMBERS.
MEYERS SAYS WHEN GAS PRICES GO ABOVE 2-65 A GALLON, THEY SEE AN UPTICK ON THE TRAIN. THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE WHEN PRICES DROP.
SINCE 2010, RAIL RUNNER RIDERSHIP IS OFF 40-PERCENT. BUT MEYERS SAYS IT’S NOT HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE RAIL RUNNER’S BOTTOM LINE, SINCE THEY’RE ALSO PAYING LESS FOR FUEL.
