rail runner express

My one nitpick with the new train to Santa Fe

I took a ride on the Rail Runner Express the other day and came away impressed. It was the day before Christmas Eve, and friends told me there was a whiteout in Santa Fe. Normally, I would count myself lucky to live in nice, dry Albuquerque with no compelling reason to go to anywhere on a day like that.

So how does this sound — Lt. Gov. Lawrence Rael?

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has a big decision on her hands.
Upon her automatic promotion to governor when (and if) Gov. Bill Richardson is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the nation’s next commerce secretary, Denish will have to name a replacement to her current post.
While she probably won’t pull the trigger until February, it’s a [...]

Rail Runner: On to Santa Fe by mid-December

The Rail Runner Express commuter train appears to be on schedule to make its historic first run from Albuquerque into downtown Santa Fe next month, and officials say they expect a bumper crop of riders. “We’re bracing ourselves for a huge ridership level,” said Lawrence Rael, executive director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments, which manages the train.

Riders get ready

If you’ve driven from Albuquerque to Santa Fe in the past few months, you’ve probably seen the tracks laid along the I-25 median north of La Bajada hill. By December, the Rail Runner promises to be heating those iron rails at speeds up to 80 mph.