I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Well, it wasn’t just me who had trouble with WiFi on the Rail Runner this morning.
Apparently power issues on the Rail Runner are affecting the WiFi. I know this thanks to a nice, helpful message from Augusta Meyers…
I boarded the Rail Runner today happy in the knowledge that I’d get work done traveling to Santa Fe. The new wireless system is advertised on the train’s website and NMI has written about the state Department of…
Starting on Monday, commuters and other riders will be able to connect to wireless internet, or Wi-Fi, while riding the Rail Runner.
A group of 50 volunteers had been testing the Wi-Fi for the past several months and the…
Ads about the Rail Runner with a candidate Lieutenant Governor are raising some eyebrows, according to an article in today’s Santa Fe New Mexican. Lawrence Rael, the Executive Director for the Mid-Region Council of Governments, appears in the…
Yesterday, the New Mexico Rail Runner Express celebrated a significant milestone: Its two-millionth rider.
The Rail Runner began in 2006 between Belen and Bernalillo and has since expanded to Santa Fe as well.
It must be a commuter rail kind of day.
In addition to citizens expressing their hopes for an expansion of the Rail Runner Express in northern New Mexico, southern New Mexico Democratic Congressman Harry Teague wants to take…
The New Mexico Rail Runner Express currently runs from Belen to Santa Fe, with eleven total stops.
Could it be that our beloved commuter train may go by a different name soon? A Massachusetts company has sued two New Mexico governmental entities over their use of the name Rail Runner for the commuter train that runs…
First, Laura Paskus at Environmental News for New Mexicans points us to a study showing that residents of Rio Arriba County have some of the highest body levels of uranium on record in the United States — nine…
With the Rail Runner Express making its way up to Santa Fe for nearly two weeks now, it looks increasingly clear that the service is a hit — and that more parking is needed. The stories range from a…
John Fleck from the Albuquerque Journal tells us (subscription required), “No need for fantasies of an Irving Berlin holiday this year in New Mexico.” Why? Well, he’s the guy who wrote “White Christmas” and a white Christmas may be…
Heading into Christmas week, lots of shopping took place over the weekend. I don’t have the stats, so maybe it’s down from last year — we’d expect it to be, given the economy — but it sure seemed busy…
You’ve heard of Bernie Madoff, right? If not, you’re about to. The Albuquerque Journal reports New Mexico was taken in — to the tune of $18 million — by the erstwhile influential Wall Street investor who now is suspected…
The maiden Bernalillo-Santa Fe trip on the Rail Runner Express was an opportunity for Gov. Bill Richardson to crow about what he sees as one of his most prominent accomplishments–sometimes to the point of exaggeration.
In anticipation of the extension of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express service from Bernalillo to Santa Fe, crews have begun test runs on the tracks into the capital, the New Mexico Business Weekly reports today. But the…
In tough economic times, it would be easy to anticipate that any measure on the ballot to raise taxes would sink. But New Mexico must love its Rail Runner. And voters must love libraries and parks and the bike paths…
