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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Rail Runner Approves Year-round Saturday Service
Associated Press
The state's commuter train will run between Rio Grande Valley communities around Albuquerque to Santa Fe on Saturdays.
The Rail Runner operated — with free fares — for three Saturdays and Sundays over the holiday period after service to Santa Fe was inaugurated Dec. 17.
Some New Mexicans were surprised when the Mid-Region Council of Governments which runs the service for the state said year-round Saturday service wasn't envisioned in the train's first phase plans.
Saturday service was planned between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
On Wednesday, council of government executive director Lawrence Rael said officials have worked out offering regular Saturday service the other eight months.
More than 60,000 people have boarded the train between Belen and Santa Fe since service to the capital city began, Rail Runner officials said.
Voters in parts of New Mexico approved a tax in November to help fund Rail Runner operations. But that tax doesn't go into effect until July 1.
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