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Strange site in ABQ this afternoon. 3 Superliners sitting at the Albuquerque station by themselves. The time is just a little later than when the SWC would have left for LA. The extra Amtrak locomotive that is stationed here is here, didn't see the 2 locomotives that usually pull the SWC, or any...

Thursday September 16 in Albuquerque...SWC, Amtrak electric car, NM Railrunner and many heritage cars Picasa photos http://picasaweb.goo...rqueSept162010# Youtube video #1

A small train of private cars in Albuquerque today. http://picasaweb.google.com/abqdave/Amtrak...erqueJune32010#

NM Rail Runner will finish installing CTC by the end of this month http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news...le.asp?id=21696

The New Mexico Rail Runner extension to Santa Fe opened in December 2008 to enormous success. Since then more trips have been added on Saturday, more cars added to trains on popular runs, and starting in a few weeks Sunday service will start. In the last couple of months I have taken 3 trips…1...

Starting in September...7 day a week service. http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1061032.shtml?cat=500

There was a single superliner in ABQ late this afternoon. Snapped 2 quick photos: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/376395...0f2b3c983_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/376396...84d617888_o.jpg I think the locomotive it is connected to is the one that is always stationed here. I...

Today was the first day I have really felt like 'foamer' or 'railfan' or whatever term one wants to use. My interest in taking trains instead of flying or driving started May 2008 and was really prompted by my increasing efforts to lower my carbon footprint. My first Amtrak trip from ABQ to...

Colorado, New Mexico and Texas will submit a joint application tomorrow for funding to study the viability of an El Paso-ABQ-Denver high speed rail line. http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democ...speed-rail.html

New Mexico Rail Runner is visiting El Paso May 7 and Las Cruces May 9 http://nmrailrunner.com/news_las_cruces_visit.asp BNSF says extending service from Belen to El Paso would require 200 miles of new track as freight route currently limited to 55 mph. Cost could be $125 million from Las...

NM Rail Runner service has added another train on Saturday to Santa Fe to relieve overcrowding. It's just amazing how popular it has turned out to be. Service to Santa Fe just started in mid-December. By mid-January service on Saturday proved so popular it was made permanent year-round...

In ABQ…MY ADVENTURE GETTING TO THE TRAIN 12/23 late in the day…partner and I went to the ABQ station to ask when the earliest we could drop our bags off the next morning would be. They open at 9:45am, but were told can drop our bags off right now! We weren’t packed yet, and still had to deal...

ABQ already has an airport to downtown (Alvarado Transit Center) bus, and has commuter bus lines from either downtown or other Rail Runner stations that go to areas of the city other than the airport, but is now adding an express bus just for people flying in who want to use the Rail Runner to...

BNSF freight train breaks a wheel causing a 2 hour delay for the SW Chief as it is stuck in ABQ. It's funny how this calm description of a minor derailment (http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/environment/e...0812031813_rev1) is so different than what it was like to be there in person. It was chaos...

It's official...the NM Rail Runner extension to Santa Fe inauguration is Dec. 15, regular commuter service starts Dec. 17. http://nmrailrunner.com/ Yippee! No more having to drive up/down La Bajada hill in the winter http://kob.com/article/stories/s326142.shtml?cat=504, no more having to find...

This is the second source reporting the same date...the inauguration run for the NM Railrunner extension to Santa Fe will reportedly be Dec. 12th, with service for the public starting on Dec. 13th. http://www.dukecityfix.com/forum/topics/railruner-update

I am a little surprised. Despite gas prices plummeting...the cheapo gas station near my house is $1.72 per gallon...ridership on Albuquerque's bus system is up again, 8% increase October 2008 over October 2007. http://www.cabq.gov/transit/news/abq-ride-...g-success-story Ridership in...

The Regional Transit Gross Receipts Tax to finance the NM RailRunner commuter line and new bus connections passed in all 3 counties: http://www.getconnectednm.com/Contact.html Bernalillo (ABQ) http://www.bernco.gov/upload/images/clerk/...l_08/output.htm Sandoval...

Many stations in Albuquerque are hovering at just over $3.00 per gallon, the lowest is $2.85, and according to this article there are 10 stations below $3.00 per gallon. Hopefully the lower prices will help us get through the current economic mess. As far as how it impacts pubic transportation...

The fastest steam locomotive was the British 'Mallard' that hit 126 mph in 1938. The fastest diesel locomotive is the Russian TEP80 at 147 mph. All the fastest high speed locomotives are now electric. For regular service, in the 1960's the Japanese bullet trains ran at 125mph, as did British...