June-August 2011 Xpress New Mexico Rail Runner Express Magazine

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PuBL ISHED J uNE 1, 2011

Features

06 Celebrating the Rail Runners first five years.

20 Trains and Indian Country

23 The Chili Line changed Santa Clara.

24 Keep riding the Rail Runner to events all summer.

26 Schedule of summer events

28 New bike lockers improve commute.

30 Take a train ride to catch a plane.

32 Riders love their Rail Runner see the survey.

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08 Route map

10 Rail Runner Saturday and Sunday schedules

12 Meet Stephanie Paiz.

12 Weekday schedules

14 Calculate your fare

16 Connections

18 Train of Thought: A Scottish rider writes

33 Puzzles

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6 XP R ES S | J U N E A U G US T 2 0 1 1

R E A D A L L A B O U T I T O N B O A R D T H E R A I L R U N N E R E X P R E S S

JANE PHILL

THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF RAILAs we enter the summer season, we recognize July 17 as the fifth anniversary of the New Mexico Rail RunnerExpress. These past five years have allowed us to discover and share with you the many great places and attractionthat make central New Mexico special. From Belen to Santa Fe, not only is the Rail Runner able to get commuteto and from work, the train has been a means of exploring the rich culture of our state.

With each seasons passing, our interest has expanded from getting passengers to their destination, to becoming the means of transportto new places. It has been a pleasure exploring with you, and we invite you to attend one of the summers events, immerse yourself in the

tastes of the various restaurants throughout the corridor, and experience the unique beauty of each community.

We have provided you with a listing of summer events along the corridor for families to enjoy. Our Taste of the Region section containsinformation on restaurants, spas, jewelry stores and galleries that offer discounts to passengers presenting their valid Rail Runner ticket. TTrain of Thought articles further attest to the positive experiences of riding the train.

We hope that you take advantage of the warm weather, new activities, and in knowing that getting there is only half of the fun.Heres to another memorable five more years of rail.

Jay FaughtMarketing Manager

Rio Metro Regional Transit District


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ROUTE MAP

BELEN STATION

100 Rail Runner DriveBelen(Near Reinken Ave &Wisconsin St.)

LOS LUNAS STATION

101 Courthouse RoadLos Lunas

ISLETA PUEBLO STATION

75 Isleta Lakes Road(Near N.M. Hw.y 47 &Tribal Road 15)

BERNALILLO COUNTY

STATION

113 Rio Bravo Blvd. S.E.Albuquerque

DOWNTOWN

ALBUQUERQUE STATIO

100 First Street S.W.Albuquerque

LOS RANCHOS/

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101 El Pueblo Rd N.E.Albuquerque

DOWNTOWN

BERNALILLO STATION

820 Railroad Track RoadBernalillo

SANDOVAL COUNTY/

U.S. 550

400 Rail Runner Ave.Bernalillo

KEWA PUEBLO STATION

SANTA FE COUNTY/N.M

599 STATION

SOUTH CAPITOL STATIO

1301 Alta VistaSanta Fe

SANTA FE DEPOT

401 S. Guadalupe St.Santa Fe


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1 0 XP R ES S | J U N E A U G US T 2 0 1 1

1. Decide whether you are going north (scheduleat top) or south (schedule at bottom)

2. On the left-hand side, find the station you are

leaving from

3. Read across to find the times the Rail Runner

departs from that station

4. From there, read down to find what time the

Rail Runner will arrive at the station to which

you are traveling

READING THE SCHEDULE

Schedules are subject to change. Please check

nmrailrunner.com for the most current schedules.

WI-FI ALONG THE WAY

Turn on your device. Check for a listof available Wi-Fi networks (this

varies depending on device). Selector connect to NMRX (SSID or Service

Set Identifier that will appear in listof available networks). Open yourbrowser and you will be redirectedto the New Mexico Rail Runnerportal page. Click on accept toaccept the terms of using the serviceand you will be allowed into the freenetwork.

NOTE: Schedules will be changing thissummer. Please check nmrailrunner.com for the most current schedule.The number is 866-795-RAIL (7245).


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A L L A B O A R D

Name: Stephanie PaizFamily: Two sisters, one brother, one cat.Education: Salutatorian of Bernalillo HighSchool, Class of 2001 and a bachelors degree inEnglish from Harvard University, class of 2005.

Job Title: Safety CoordinatorWhere do you live? Lifelong resident of Sile,N.M., (population less than 200).How long have you worked for NMRX?

Just over five years. (If youre really keepingtrack of this, I started in February of 2006, or,four months before we officially began running

passenger service.)Describe your typical work day.I usually get to my office, turn on my computer,or immediately head out to a presentation ormeeting. Sometimes I work with students beforetheir NMRX field trip, and other times I workwith emergency responders to teach them aboutour train equipment and territory. I maintainmost of our federally mandated safety documentsand plans, as well as set up our mock-emergencydrills. I also teach right-of-way protection classesfor our contractors.

Whats your favorite part of your joI dont think Ive ever had the same work daytwice. There are always new issues to addresspeople to teach, and new projects to coordinIve been able to see our 100-mile corridor grfrom just a dream to a much-appreciated waylife. Plus, our passengers take about as much in our system as I do, and they always have a and a friendly story to share.

What is something interesting abouyou that people may not know?I am the Executive Director/State Coordinat

for New Mexico Operation Lifesaver. It is paa nationwide, volunteer program that educatthe public (for free!) about safety around traiand train tracks. This affords me the luxury oteaching safety to people of all ages and cultuthroughout our beautiful state.

When you are not working as NMRSafety Coordinator, what else do yolike to do?My hobbies include riding my bike, fishing,reading, laughing, eating chile, rock collectinspending time with my friends and family.

NOTE: Schedules will be changingthis summer. Please checknmrailrunner.com for the mostcurrent schedule. The number is866-795-RAIL (7245).


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1 4 XP R E S S | M A R C H

ZONE-BASEDFARES

HOWTOCALCULATEYOURFARE

Step 1: Count the number of zonesCount the number of zones through whichyou will travel.

Step 2: Pick the type of fare you needDo you want a one-way ticket, a day pass, or a monthly orannual pass? Are you eligible for a reduced fare?

Step 3: Check the chart below and see how muchyour fare is

FULL FARE

number of zones monthly annualtraveled one-way day pass pass pass

1 zone $2 $2 $35 $3502 zones $2 $3 $50 $5003 zones $4 $5 $65 $6504 zones $6 $7 $95 $9505 zones $7 $8 $100 $10006 zones $8 $9 $110 $1100

REDUCED FARE*

number of zones monthly annualtraveled one-way day pass pass pass

1 zone $1 $2 $17 $1702 zones $1 $2 $25 $2503 zones $2 $3 $32 $3204 zones $3 $5 $47 $4705 zones $3 $6 $50 $5006 zones $4 $7 $55 $550

US 550/Sandoval Co.

Los Ranchos/Journal Center

DowntownAlbuquerque

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Santa Fe Co./NM 599

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www.nmrailrunner.com 866-795-RAIL (7245)

Children 9 and under ride free!

65 and over valid student I.D. or proof of enrollment People with disabilities who show one of the following:

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StartingFeb.20th, the fare structure forweekday andweekendtravel is thesame.

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Watch out for asecond train when

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CONNECTIONSSANTA FE DEPOTSanta Fe Pick Up Use this route for aquick connection to the Santa Fe Plaza andDowntown Santa Fe. This route is available on

weekdays from 6:40 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. andSaturdays from 7:50 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo Thunder Resort & CasinoShuttle Use this shuttle to access the BuffaloThunder Resort & Casino. The shuttle is locatedon the north end of the platform. Just turn leftwhen you get off the train.

Santa Fe Trails Route 2 (Cerrillos Road)Use this route to access the West CapitolComplex, the New Mexico School for the Deafand Santa Fe Place Mall.

Santa Fe Trails Route 4 (Southside) Usethis route to access the Santa Fe ConventionCenter, City and County offices, Santa Fe PlaceMall and Santa Fe High School.

Santa Fe Trails Route M (Museum Hill)

Use this route to access Museum Hill.Taos Express Shuttle service from theSanta Fe Depot & South Capitol Rail RunnerStations to the Town of Taos. Operates onFridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Dragonfly Express Electric car rental bythe hour. Located at the Santa Fe Depot RailRunner Station.

SOUTH CAPITOL STATIONSanta Fe Trails Route 2 (Cerrillos Road)Use this route to access the West CapitolComplex, the New Mexico School for the Deafand Santa Fe Place Mall.

Santa Fe Trails Route 4 (Southside)

Use this route to access the Santa FeConvention Center, City and County offices,Santa Fe Place Mall and Santa Fe High School.

South Capitol Shuttle Weekdays Only Use this route to access St. Vincent Hospital,the Rodeo Business Park and the District 5 DOToffice.

NM Park & Ride Blue Route WeekdaysOnly Use this route to access Santa Fe,Pojoaque and Los Alamos

NM Park & Ride Red Route Use this routeto access Espanola, Pojoaque and Santa Fe

NM Park & Ride Orange Route Weekdays Only Use this route to access LasVegas and Santa Fe

NM Park & Ride Green Route Weekdays Only Use this route to accessEspanola & Los Alamos

Taos Express Shuttle service from the SantaFe Depot Rail Runner Station to the Town ofTaos. Operates Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

SANTA FE COUNTY/NM 599STATIONNM 599 Station Shuttle Weekdays OnlyUse this route to access Rancho Viejo, the NewMexican Plaza, Jaguar, Camino Entrada, and

Santa Fe Place Mall.

NCRTD 599 Shuttle Weekdays Only Use this bus to access the NM Department ofCorrections, Onate Complex (National Guard)and the Santa Fe County Detention Center.Santa Fe Trails Route 22 WeekdaysOnly Use this bus for a direct connection toSanta Fe Community College, Rancho Viejoand IAIA.

NM Park & Ride Purple Route Weekdays Only Use this route for a directconnection between the Rail Runner and LosAlamos.

KEWA PUEBLO STATIONRio Metro Route 202 Use this route toaccess Bernalillo, northern Rio Rancho, SantaAna Pueblo, Algodones, Kewa Pueblo, theKewa Rail Runner Station, Cochiti Pueblo and

the town of Cochiti LakeHollywood Casino Shuttle at SanFelipe A shuttle meets all southbound trainsat this station.

SANDOVAL COUNTY/US 550Santa Ana Star Casino ShuttleUse this bus to access the Santa Ana StarCasino

Hollywood Casino Shuttle at SanFelipe A shuttle meets all northbound trainsat this station.

Rio Metro Route 201 Use this route toaccess Bernalillo and Enchanted Hills.

Rio Metro Route 204 Use this route to

access Bernalillo, northern Rio Rancho, ZiaPueblo, San Ysidro, Jemez Pueblo and JemezSprings.

LOS RANCHOS/JOURNALCENTER STATION

ABQ RIDE Route 251 Weekdays OnlyUse this bus to access the Journal Centerbusiness district, Century 24 Theatre,Cottonwood Mall, Intel and Rio Rancho.

DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUEABQ RIDE Route 766 Rapid Ride Red

Line Use this express bus route located in thfront of the building to access Old Town, theABQ BioPark, UNM, Nob Hill and Uptown

ABQ RIDE Route 777 Rapid Ride GreeLine Use this express route located in the frof the building to access UNM, Nob Hill, anthe Foothills near Tramway.

ABQ RIDE Route 40 The D-RIDE This a free downtown circulator that runs every7 minutes Monday- Friday.

ABQ RIDE Route 53 IsletaUse this route to access the Albuquerque Zoo

ABQ RIDE Route 217 Kirtland AirForce Base Use this route to access CentraNew Mexico Community College (CNM) anKirtland Air Force Base.

ABQ RIDE Route 250 Airport ExpressUse this route to access the AlbuquerqueInternational Sunport

Other ABQ RIDE Routes There are nea40 other ABQ RIDE bus routes that get you juabout anywhere in the city.

BERNALILLO COUNTY STATIONABQ RIDE Route 222 Weekdays OnlyUse this route to access the South Valley, theVA Hospital, Kirtland Air Force Base and theairport business district. This bus can also beused to access the Albuquerque InternationaSunport for passengers coming from and goito Valencia County.

ISLETA PUEBLO STATIONHard Rock Hotel & Casino Shuttle Uthis shuttle to access the Hard Rock Hotel &Casino Albuquerque. A bus meets every traiseven days a week.

LOS LUNAS STATIONRio Metro Valencia Weekdays only Tis a dial-a-ride service for the Los Lunas areaopen to anyone. All rides must be scheduled24 hours in advance by calling 505-352-3595. Rides are $1 each way.

BELENRio Metro Route 206 Weekdays only This bus is designed to bring Belen residento the Rail Runner station and other nearbywork centers during peak commute times.

Rio Metro Valencia Weekdays only This is a dial-a-ride service for the Belen aropen to anyone. All rides must be scheduled24 hours in advance by calling 505-352-3595. Rides are $1 each way.

Socorro Shuttle Everyday Use this routo access Socorro. Only one northbound busand one southbound bus will meet the train athe Belen Station.

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TRAIN OF THOUGHT

Riders impressed with their train travels

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Just a short note to pass on my appreciation of New Mexico RailRunner Express.

I recently spent two days in Santa Fe on a three-centre visit tothe U.S. (Chicago, Santa Fe and Dallas).

I arrived at ABQ airport and used the free shuttle bus toconnect with Rail Runner at downtown Albuquerque. I wasvastly impressed with the multi-modal interchange extremelywell thought out and designed. Once on the train, I wasimpressed to see connecting buses at all stations on the way toSanta Fe. I returned to Albuquerque on a Sunday, so there wasno free shuttle to take me back up to the airport, but I was able

to catch a taxi right at the transport interchange and this got meeasily to the airport.Please dont be offended if I say I am not particularly

accustomed to finding good interchange facilities betweendifferent modes of public transport in the U.S., but in your case,you set a standard that many European countries would do wellto learn from. I wish you well with the development of RailRunner and public transport generally. (Perhaps I should say thatalthough I am a committed user of public transport, I also take aprofessional interest in it, as a director of the urban bus companyin Edinburgh, a city of roughly the same size as Albuquerque, Ithink.)

I should perhaps also add that having done far too much

driving in my working life, I now refuse to drive when on holiday.Although I was particularly keen to see Santa Fe, I would nothave gone there if I hadnt been able to get there easily by publictransport. I dont know anything about the politics behind thecreation of Rail Runner, but if there are any nay-sayers, they mightlike to ponder on how many others there might be who like me,would only bring their spending power to Santa Fe so long as aservice of the quality of Rail Runner is available to get them there.

Many congratulations: keep up the good work!

BILL CAMPBELL

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK

Our son grew up in New Mexico and graduated from Rio Rancho

High School in 2003. He wound up in Honolulu, Hawaii,through career moves at age 25. It had been a while since we hadseen him and he planned a visit to New Mexico which his motherand I wanted to make special.

During his visit we decided to take the Rail Runner from theBernalillo Station into Albuquerque for breakfast and a short tour.Mom, Dad, and Cage got up early and drove to Bernalillo withcamera in hand. This turned out to be one of the most pleasantexperiences we could have hoped for.

The trip into Albuquerque was stunning. My wife and I havelived here since 1979 and all three of us saw things we had neverseen before ... Maybe it was just having a family get-together,but that was a memorable breakfast for all of us. We ate so muchwe needed to walk before even considering the return trip ... wedecided to walk to the city convention center to see what eventsmight be taking place in the future. When we arrived at the centwe discovered that there was an international bowling tournametaking place. We spent an hour or more watching the professionbowlers compete.

The Rail Runner trip home was as impressive as the ride

into town. We got to see the other side of the tracks and thatwas just as impressive as the previous side. We shared a delugeof conversation as we all saw familiar sites that brought backmemories and more new sites that amazed us. We were almost sawhen we found we were at the end of the trip.

In the short automobile trip home we resolved to repeat thistrip whenever possible. Our son is in Honolulu, maybe one of thmost visited tourist attractions in the world, but we would bet this also one of his most memorable experiences.

E D A N D CA R O L VE R N O N

RIO RANCHO

I have been riding the Rail Runner for three years and have

enjoyed every minute of it. I live in Bernalillo and travel to workto Downtown Albuquerque. It is the most convenient way oftravel with saving money on gas, car repairs, missing accidents onthe highway and not being in inclement weather.

Its been interesting seeing the various people ride the train.You see the same people for days even months but always a newface. The crew gets to know you after a while and then you startmaking friends with the passengers. You ask, how can you makefriends on a 20-minute ride? Well, it happens. Just a simple helloor the most common question, where are you headed or wheredo you work? It then leads to girls night out once a month. Youcare about what is going on their lives and you keep in touch byemail or just a phone after you exchange numbers ...

I meet and work with a lot of people and when I tell them Iride the Rail Runner, they say, wow, thats great and they wantto know more about it. I tell them the same story I am telling yoright now. This has been a great experience for me and I hope thstory enlightens many others to ride or to keep riding!

DARLENE ERB

BERNALILLO


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NATIVE TRACKS

S T O R Y B Y K I M B A C A

P H O TO S B Y J A N E P H I L L IP S

The concrete has been poured and the passenger

platform has been built along the rail line. Coming thi

August, the newest New Mexico Rail Runner Express

stop will open at Sandia Pueblo, marking the 13th stop

for the 100-mile commuter line between Belen andSanta Fe. This station is going to be used for a variety

of reasons there will be people from Sandia who can

use this station And there are a lot of people in the

North Valley area of Albuquerque who have jobs in

Santa Fe, said Jay Faught, marketing manager for the

Rail Runner.

In other words, the stop should produce plenty of passengers.

The $1.7 million station near Sandias Shady Lakes Recreation

Newest Rail Runner stop brings on line another pueblo

Santa Fe Indian School students ride the New Mexico Rail Runner Express home for the weekend. From left, Haley Ortiz, Jasmine Velasquez andCourtenae Magdalena.

The Kewa Station brings mass transit to the pueblo.


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J U N E A U G U S T 2 0 1 1 | XPR ES S 21

Area on N.M. 313 and near N.M. 556 marks the third for the Rail

Runner on pueblo land. Both Isleta and Kewa Pueblos have

stations, helping residents with their commutes and aiding the

local economy.

We really see this as an opportunity with tourists, said Kewa

tribal planner Kenny Pin about the Kewa Station that opened

March 2010. And at least 100 people get on and off every day.

The surrounding community uses it a lot of teachers from theschool, people from Cochiti and San Felipe, and some of our

students who go to the Indian School take the train home on

Friday and then go back on Sunday.

Isleta Pueblos Hard Rock Casino and Hotel transports visitors

from the Rail Runner stop in front of Isleta Lakes to its casino.

Even some pueblos without proper stops are linked to the Rail

Runner. Santa Ana Pueblos Star Casino provides transportation

to its venue from the Sandoval County station, and Pojoaque

Pueblo provides transportation to its Buffalo Thunder Resort and

Casino from the Santa Fe Depot.

While the Rail Runner commuter line is still a fairly new

concept for both pueblos and New Mexico, trains have had along history in the pueblos and other reservations in the state.

Trains and their passengers and owners altered indigenous

culture and history.

As part Manifest Destiny and American expansion to get goods

and people westward, the first trains started running through

New Mexico in the late 1870s and were built through Indian

land, sometimes near the villages. In most cases, not much right-

of-way negotiations took place.

The railroad in many instances would go through first and

then ask questions later, said Felipe Estudillo-Coln, outreach

coordinator at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. He said

congressional incentives in the 1860s allowed railroad companies

to acquire mass land holdings, which were then sold to settlerscoming out West. The sales aided in railroad expansion.

Thats what happened in Oklahoma, Estudillo-Coln

said. Settlers were taking huge pieces of land from tribes.

Congress said whatever you need, we will give you, and the U.S.

government was the trustee of the land.

In New Mexico, at least one tribe put a stop to expansion

without negation. According to Estudillo-Coln, the Pueblo of

Laguna stopped the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as it

was crossing the Rio Puerco in 1880. After a meeting with village

SANDIA PUEBLO RAIL RUNNER STATIONWILL OPEN IN AUGUST

The new station contains 75 parking spaces, benches andwheelchair accessibility. The Rail Runner is working on a new schedule for later thissummer. Check nmrailrunner.com for details. While riding the Rail Runner, passengers are asked to refrainfrom taking photographs or recordings of the Pueblos from thetrain.

Patrick Velasquez uses train time to work on his computer.

Students exit the train at Kewa Station.

Cera Velasquez and Derrick Tenorio have another ride ahead of them.


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leaders, the railroad had a gentlemans agreement with the tribe toemploy Lagunas for life instead of buying the right-of-way.

As a result, several colonies of Laguna people emerged alongthe rail line from Gallup to Winslow, Ariz., and into Barstow and

Richmond, Calif. Lagunas who worked as railroad maintenance orconstruction workers lived in decommissioned boxcars provided

by the railroad because of racism in the predominantly Anglo

towns. They eventually worked as conductors, porters or engineersand became essential when Anglo workers went on strike.

But they just didnt live there, they carried their culture withthem, said Estudillo-Coln, whose grandmother moved from

Laguna to Winslow and worked at the luxurious Fred Harveyhotels built along the rail line by Englishman and entrepreneur

Fred Harvey. They continued to speak their language and diddances, he said.

Trains also impacted other ways of pueblo life. With new

shipments from the East and Midwest, Indians began usingenamel pans, metal buckets and other utensils, which eliminated

the need for utilitarian pottery. Trains also transported food andlivestock quickly, cutting into Pueblo sustainability through food

and livestock sales. But trains also brought tourists hungry formemorabilia from what they considered the Wild West.

In one instance, the sales of pottery and tourism revitalized

nearly an entire community. In 1918, when influenzadisproportionately affected several men at San Ildefonso Pueblo,

renowned potter Maria Martinez, Blue Corn and a few otherssustained the village through the sales of pottery.

Souvenir pottery became more powerful than anybody wouldrealize, said Bruce Bernstein, executive director of the SouthwesternAssociation for Indian Arts, which sponsors the Santa Fe Indian

Market, adding that Native people would line the train depots to seltheir pottery for as much as a nickel or dime. They made small piece

that visitors could pack easily.As the Fred Harvey Company developed the Indian Detours,

bus rides to take tourists from train stations to the Pueblos in the1920s, potters added designs to their pots, later creating finely

finished pieces to market pottery as fine art.

Today, as the Rail Runner and other trains continue to rumblepast Native communities, Pueblo people use the train to get to

work or school, while still remembering the past.

The people were told that as long as the sun rises and sets, they

were able to ride the train for free, which was the whole reasonwhy the Pueblo let the railroad go through the land, said Kewa

resident Eileen Rosetta, who rides the train from the Kewa Stationa few days a week to sell her jewelry at the Santa Fe Plaza. She alsoremembers the stories her grandparents and other elders told her

about how they would either get thrown off the train or have tojump because it wouldnt stop.

In those days they carried their pottery in a cloth around theirback and it would all break when they landed, she said.

Kewa Pueblo is revitalizing its old trading post with a $3 milliongrant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Behind the KewaRail Runner Station, the post was destroyed in a 2001 fire. The

trading post, built in the 1920s but closed more than 20 years ago,once was an important stop for steam engines to refuel after they

climbed La Bajada Hill.Pueblo leaders are searching for the little, white, metal horse tha

was in front of the old trading post and have sent out fliers to thecommunity asking for help in finding it. The trading post is slatedto open next year.

CLYDE MUELL

Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino shuttle makes eight trips a day,weekdays and six trips a day on the weekend to the Santa Fe downtown RaRunner stop.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS PHOTO ARCHIVES

NMHMDCA NEGATIVE

The Santo Domingo Indian Trading Post, 1954


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B Y K I M B A C A

Around noon, men working in the fields at SantaClara Pueblo always knew when it was lunchtime.The whistle of the old Denver and Rio GrandeWestern Railroad train would blow.

We used to run down to the tracks, and they used to throw

candy, recalled Aurelia Lente, 81. As a little girl, she would see

Santa Fe tourists on the train to Espaola. Then we used to

walk on the tracks to get to town.

Around 5 oclock, when the last train would roll past the

village, another whistle would blow, signaling to those in thefield to call it a day and return home.

Affectionately called the Chili Line, because chile was

part of the cargo, the old Denver and Rio Grande Western

train shaped the Santa Clara economy and arts as the rail line

provided transportation out of the village and brought visitors

to their world.

In 1887, the narrow gauge railway of what was officially called

the Santa Fe Branch opened between Santa Fe and Espaola.

This section was the last of the remaining 125.6-mile route from

Santa Fe to Antonito, Colo.

What I heard was that a bunch of people were coming

through surveying to put the rail line in, but the people had noidea what that was all about, said Greg Lonewolf, grandson of

potter Camilo Sunflower Tafoya. They were hiring laborers, but

no one was really interested. Then when some big iron thing

that was belching smoke came through, people were afraid of it.

Later, Lonewolf said Santa Clarans were offered jobs and free

rides, but few people took them. People were initially afraid.

Others were worried that their children would be taken to

boarding school and never return home. Soon, however, the

train was a part of daily life. Boys from the village used to place

pennies on the track to see them flatten. And after watching a

Western movie where bandits used axle grease on the tracks to

stop a train on an incline, a group of Santa Clara boys mirrored

the trick and stopped a train on the Chili Line only to be

disciplined by tribal leaders after railroad officials went to the

governor to complain.

Although some people had vehicles, others rode back and

forth to Santa Fe and even on to Albuquerque. A group ofresidents also would travel to Colorado to perform corn dances

for tourists during the summer. The train would let the groupoff at the corn fields. Eventually, some Santa Clarans got jobswith the railroad and drew pensions after retirement. Also used

to haul goods, the train brought sheep and cattle from Colorado.But some of the most notable interactions came from selling

pottery to tourists. The Fred Harvey Indian Detours would takevisitors into the village, where potters would set out their pieces.

We would sell pottery for $10, the big ones, Lente said.A friend of Lentes said he had heard world-renowned potterMargaret Tafoya would sell her pottery for 65 cents. Now, if you

can find it, Tafoyas pottery is worth thousands of dollars.As Americas love for cars and the open road grew, Denver

and Rio Grande Western closed the Chili Line in 1941. Althoughthe tracks are gone, Santa Clara artists still greet tourists who

want to buy their pottery. And even now, some can still hear theroar of the big, iron machine and the noon whistle blaring.

PHOTO COURTESY MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO

The Chili Line crosses the Santa Fe River in 1937. After leaving thebridge, northbound trains used tracks down the center of GuadalupeStreet.

CHILI LINE BROUGHT CHANGE

TO SANTA CLARA

WE WOULD SELL POTTERY FOR , THE BIG ONES, A FRIEND OF LENTES SAID HE HAD HEARD

WORLDRENOWNED POTTER MARGARET TAFOYA WOULD SELL HER POTTERY FOR CENTS.

NOW, IF YOU CAN FIND IT, TAFOYAS POTTERY IS WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

AURELIA LENTE



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B Y D E N NI S J . C A R RO L L

Summer event organizers are not only seeing increasedattendance because of the New Mexico Rail Runner

Express but are even planning activities around thetrain schedule.

We love the train, said Charlene Cerny, executive director ofthe Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. We just wishthere were more trains on weekends.

The years market, one of New Mexicos premier summerevents, is set for July 9-10, with an opening party the night

of July 8, all at Museum Hill in Santa Fe. The event isconsidered the largest folk art market in the world and

sales by the artists help improve the quality of life incommunities around the world.

Cerny said a community celebration on July 7, including

FUNRIDES

JUDITH

More than 8,700 attendees at last summers Santa Fe International Folk Art Market rode the New Mexico Rail Runner Express.

More wine lovers are taking the train to the New Mexico WinFestival each year.


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he popular parade of artists and this year, a celebration of the PeaceCorps 50th anniversary, are planned at the Railyard Park and will be

med to greet the trains 6 p.m. arrival at the Santa Fe Depot. From theepot, riders can easily walk to the park and the folk art events.

For market weekend, shuttle buses from the South Capitol Stationwill take market-goers directly to Museum Hill. Last years market

rew 8,785 market-goers just from the Rail Runner, a 53 percent jumpver 2009, Cerny said. More and more of these people are from outf state, she said, suggesting that many are flying into Albuquerquend then taking the train to Santa Fe.

In Bernalillo, Maria Rinaldi, director of the New Mexico Wine

Festival (Sept. 3-5) said the Rail Runner has not necessarily increasedttendance but has changed the way many people get to the event.

Weve been close to the attendance maximum 23,000 to 25,000 for quite awhile, Rinaldi said of the 23-year-old festival. Therain has made it more convenient for people, reducing traffic andarking problems.There are two rail stops in Bernalillo the N.M. 550 station,

which is about an eighth of a mile from the festival grounds, andhe downtown station, about a mile from the festival. Most festivalttendees get off at the 550 station and generally walk the rest of the

way, although there is a shuttle bus available, Rinaldi said.Even though its a bit further, Rinaldi, director of planning and

capital programs for the city, encourages train riders to get off atthe downtown station. From there, they can stroll through andexperience our pleasant community on their way to the festival.

T R AI N P A SS E NG E RS M A KE A D I FF E RE N CE T O S U MM E R E V EN T S

COURTESY PHOTO

Relaxation is the order of the day at the New Mexico Wine Festival.

LUIS SNCHEZ SATURNO

Lincoln Avenue is packed with people at Contemporary Hispanic Marketin downtown Santa Fe last year.


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GET GOING ON THE TRAINHere are summer eventsalong the Rail Runnercorridor easily accessible by

train, shuttle and/or walkingor biking.

ALL YEAR

The Santa Fe Farmers market takesplace every Tuesday and Saturdayfrom 8 a.m.1 p.m. (Santa Fe,Railyard) www.santafefarmersmarket.com. Exit the train at theSanta Fe Depot.

JUNE

June 1-Oct. 29Downtown Growers Market

& Festival Saturday morningsfrom 711 a.m. (DowntownAlbuquerque, Robinson Park) www.downtowngrowers.com. Exit thetrain at the Downtown Albuquerquestation and board ABQ Ride Route66 to 8th and Central.

June 3-5San Felipe de Neri ChurchFiesta (Albuquerque, Old TownPlaza) www.sanfelipedeneri.org/default.html. Exit the train at theDowntown Albuquerque station andboard the Rapid Ride Red Line toOld Town.

June 11ABQ Pride (Albuquerque, ExpoNew Mexico) www.abqpride.com.Exit the train at the DowntownAlbuquerque station and boardRapid Ride Red Line, Green Line orABQ Ride Route 66 to thefairgrounds.

June 11Annual Mudd Volleyball(Albuquerque, Rio Bravo andSecond Street) www.abqmuddvolleyball.org. Exit the train at the

Bernalillo County station. Allpassengers must be clean beforeboarding the train.

June 3-12Savor Albuquerque (DowntownAlbuquerque) www.itsatrip.org/savorabq. Exit the train at theDowntown Albuquerque station.

June 17-18Albuquerque Folk Festival(Albuquerque, Expo New Mexico)www.abqfolkfest.org. Exit the trainat the Downtown Albuquerquestation and board the ABQ RideRoute 66, Rapid Ride Red Line orGreen Line.

June 24-26New Mexico Arts & CraftsFair (Albuquerque, Expo NewMexico) www.nmartsandcraftsfair.

org. Exit the train at the DowntownAlbuquerque station and boardABQ Ride Route 66, Rapid RideRed Line or Green Line.

June 25Santa Fe Pride (Santa Fe,Railyard) www.santafehra.org/pride.html. Exit the train at theSanta Fe Depot.

JULY

July 1-Aug. 27Santa Fe Opera season,www.santafeopera.org. Exit thetrain at the Santa Fe Depot station.Visit nmrailrunner.com to purchase

your Santa Fe Opera package thatincludes an overnight stay, dinnerand transportation.

July 7-10Art Santa Fe (Santa Fe CommunityConvention Center) www.artsantafe.com. Exit the train at the Santa FeDepot and board the Santa Fe PickUp or take the short walk.

July 9-10Santa Fe International Folk

Art Market (Santa Fe, MuseumHill) www.folkartmarket.org. Exit thetrain at the South Capitol Stationand board shuttles to Museum Hill.

July 30-31Traditional SpanishMarket (Santa Fe Plaza) www.spanishcolonial.org/market.php.Exit the train at the Santa Fe DepotStation and walk to the Plaza or

take the Santa Fe Pick Up shuttle tothe Plaza.

AUGUST

Aug. 4-7SOFA West (Santa Fe CommunityConvention Center) www.sofaexpo.com. Exit the train at the Santa FeDepot station and board the SantaFe Pick Up or take the short walk.

Aug. 6-7Girls Inc. of Santa Fe Arts andCrafts Show. (Santa Fe Plaza)www.girlsincofsantafe.org. Exit thetrain at the Santa Fe Depot Stationand walk to the Plaza or take theSanta Fe Pick Up.

Aug 11-13 & Aug. 14-16 Whitehawk Antique Shows.(Santa Fe Community ConventionCenter) www.whitehawkshows.comExit the train at the Santa Fe Depotstation and board the Santa Fe PickUp or take the short walk.

Aug. 13-14Rug Festival and DesignCollective, the Center for MusResources, (Museum Hill). Exit t

train at the South Capitol Statioboard the shuttles to Museum H

Aug. 20-21Santa Fe Indian Market (SFe Plaza) www.swaia.org. Exittrain at the Santa Fe Depot Staand walk to the Plaza or take tSanta Fe Pick Up.

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 3-5New Mexico WineFestival (Bernalillo) www.newmexicowinefestival.com. E

the train at either the SandovaCounty/U.S. 550 station or theDowntown Bernalillo station.

Sept 4-5Santo Domingo Pueblo Arand Crafts Fair, a tradition eLabor Day weekend. Checkwww.railrunner.com to seeschedules for the holiday week

Sept. 8Zozobra (Santa Fe, Fort MarcPark) www.zozobra.com. Exit ttrain at the Santa Fe Depot andto Fort Marcy Park. Special latewill bring passengers back soutCheck www.nmrailrunner.com details.

PHOTOS BY LUIS SANCHEZ SATURNO

Jerome Ebelacker, left, Jason Ebelacker, center left, and their mother,Yvonne Ebelacker, visit with Brian Davenport at Indian Market last year.

A retablo by Catherine RobleShaw at Traditional SpanishMarket in downtown Santa Fe



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B Y D E N N I S J . C A R RO L L

New Mexico Rail Runner Express riders might notknow that they could be getting a lot more than just atrain trip for the price of a rail pass.

In fact, more than 100 businesses up and down the rail corridor north from Belen through Albuquerque to the Santa Fe Depot will accept that days ticket stub for discounts on a myriad ofproducts and services.

Showing the rail ticket at participating shops, restaurants

and other businesses can get train passengers free appetizers,discounts on jewelry, specialrates at hotels and resorts, evenreduced-cost massages andamusement-park admissions.

Our discount promotionsare a great way to bridge NewMexico communities togetherand allow commuters thechance to discover new places,said Marla Segura, a marketingspecialist for the Rio MetroRegional Transit District, which

operates the trains.Its a win for the businesses

as well. Businesses have thebenefit of increased exposureand additional business

throughout the corridor from Santa Fe to Belen, Segura said.As examples, showing your ticket at businesses near the Santa

Fe Railyard station can get you 10 percent off merchandise at Charlottes Jewelry; 15 percent off a meal at the Cowgirl BBQ; or a discounted massage at the Downtown Day Spa, just to namea few price breaks.

In Albuquerques Old Town, New Mexico Bead and Fetish is

offering a free pair of earrings with any purchase, while MargaretMoses Gallery will give you a 10 percent discount (up to $550)off selected artwork, and the High Noon Restaurant and Saloonwill cut your tab by 10 percent all with your rail ticket. In LosLunas, at the Bosque Coffee Roasters Caf Uno, a pass is worth a10 percent discount.

Back in Albuquerque, a Rail Runner Express pass can save you$6 at Cliffs Amusement Park. Each ticket will allow up to fourpeople to get the $6 discount any time during the season.

BEING A PASSENGER

HAS ITS PRIVILEGES

DETAILSFor a complete list ofavailable discountson products andservices, visit the RailRunners website at

www.nmrailrunner.com/discounts.asp.

If your businessis interested inbecoming a merchantdiscount partner,

contact Marla Seguraat 505-724-3641 ormsegura@mrcog-nm.

Cowgirl BBQ offers a 15 percent discount off a meal with a same dayRail Runner ticket.

Margaret Moses Gallery in Old Town, Albuquerque offers 10 percent offselected artwork.


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New Mexico Rail Runner Express riders who combine their trips with the train and abike now can rent bike lockers at train stations.

This is a very useful service for people who like to bring their bikes on

the train especially for those who only need their bikes for half of the

journey, said Dewey Cave executive director of the Mid-Region Council ofGovernments, which oversees operations of the Rail Runner. Cave noted that

riders can rent an enclosed locker at any of the 12 open stations except theSanta Fe Depot, store their bike and gear in the locker, thus avoid having to

haul the bike around.Council spokeswoman Augusta Meyers said historical design restrictions

prevented installation of the lockers at the depot. She said lockers are availablfor $25 for six months, and rental also requires a one-time $50 refundable keydeposit. Riders will get one key per locker. If no lockers are available at the

time a rider requests one, his or her name will be added to a waiting list.

BIKELOCKERSMAKE THE COMMUTE EASIERDETAILS

For informationon reserving alocker, visit www.nmrailrunner.com and click on

the Quick LinksBike Lockers tab.

You can use thesame websiteto get moreinformation on theNew Mexico RailRunner Express,or call1-866-795-Rail.

COURTESY P

Lockers make the commute easier and are available for rental for $25 for six months.


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Think trains and planes but not so much automobiles at least if you are heading to or from the AlbuquerqueSunport.

New Mexico Rail Runner Express connections to the Duke Cityairport allow travelers to skirt traffic tie-ups and avoid the auto-associated expenses and hassles of rental cars, parking and gas.

Take the hint from recent New Mexico visitor Bill Campbell ofEdinburgh, Scotland.

Although I was particularly keen to see Santa Fe, I would nothave gone there if I hadn't been able to get there easily by publictransport, Campbell wrote in a note to Rail Runner operators afterhis visit here.

Campbell said that after arriving at the airport he boarded thefree shuttle bus to connect with the Rail Runner at the DowntownAlbuquerque station.

I was vastly impressed with the multi-modal interchange extremely well thought out and designed. Once on the train, Iwas impressed to see connecting buses at all stations on the way toSanta Fe.

And Cambpell, as director of an Edinburgh bus system, isfamiliar with all things intermodal. He had high praise for the Rail

Runners bus-train-planeconnections.

I am not particularlyaccustomed to findinggood interchange facilitiesbetween different modesof public transport in

the U.S., but in your case you set a standard that many Europeancountries would do well to learn from.

For travelers arriving from or leaving to stations north ofdowntown Albuquerque, the first airport shuttle bus (its the onewith the airplane logo on the side) leaves the airport at 5:48 a.m.each weekday morning, and arrives at the Downtown Albuquerque

station at 6:03 a.m. It then heads back to the airport at 6:27 a.m. andarrives at the Sunport at 6:42 a.m.

The last shuttle of the day leaves the downtown station at 7:55 p.m.and arrives at the airport at 8:10 p.m. The shuttle, though, doesntoperate on weekends. Check the Rail Runner website,www.nmrailrunner.com, for Saturday connections to the airport.

For travelers arriving from or leaving to stations south ofAlbuquerque into Valencia County, the key station is the BernalilloCounty Station at Rio Bravo Boulevard and Second Street insoutheast Albuquerque.

Thats where travelers from Belen and Los Lunas catch a bus oRio Metro route 222 to take them to the airport, and where the bwill drop off those coming from the airport.

The earliest those Belen travelers can catch the train to the airpbound bus is 5:32 a.m., Los Lunas passengers at 5:42 a.m. The latethat Belen travelers can catch the train to the airport-bound bus 5:35 p.m., and for Los Lunas, 5:47 p.m.

The first bus leaving the airport that will meet the train going

south is at 12:47 p.m.; and the latest is 6:30 p.m.Just about every train is carrying someone to or from the airp

said Jay Faught, marketing manager for Rio Metro Regional TranDistrict.

Though the Rail Runners train connections seem to be generawell liked, theyre not perfect especially if the traveler is planniweekend visit to Santa Fe or other spots on the line.

We (hotel operators) would really like to see a more flexibleschedule, said Marissa Oakeley, marketing manager at the SantaSage Inn. There is not a direct shuttle on Saturdays to the airporbut people can take ABQ RIDE Route 50 between the DowntowAlbuquerque station and the airport. This bus does make other along the way and will take approximately 20-25 minutes. There

are no connections on Sundays. People need to reserve a cab inadvance for Sunday airport connections. (On Sunday, for exampthe Scottish traveler took the train and then caught a taxi for theairport.) No service on Sundays is especially bad for travelers becthat is often the day they head for home, Oakeley said

You want to make their trip as simple as possible, she said. Ataking the train back to Albuquerque on Sunday and then tryingfind a way to get to the airport is not simple.

Downtown Albuquerque is not the easiest place to get a cab,especially on a Sunday, she said.

LIFTOFFLeaving the car at home is easier than ever

DETAILSFor specific information ontrain-bus-airport times visit

www.nmrailrunner.com.

Look for this bus when taking the train to the Albuquerque Sunport


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505-983-7328 | 800-983-7328

Not Just for State Employees


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New Mexico Rail Runner Express passengers liketheir train. According to a recent survey (conductedbetween April 1-15 of 2,300 people), 90 percent ofpassengers say they are satisfied with the train.

Our passengers depend on us to get them to their destinationsafely and efficiently, said Dewey Cave, executive director for theMid-Region Council of Governments. Even though the majorityof riders have indicated that they are happy with the service atthis time, we are always interested in doing better, and this surveygives us direction on how we can improve.

Heres what Rail Runner bosses learned. 95.4 percent of passengers rank customer service as goodor excellent, with 96.8 percent rank staff courtesy as good orexcellent. 88.3 percent of passengers believe the ticket pricing structureis good or excellent, up about 10 percent from the last survey in2009. 36 percent of riders say gas prices are the number one reason forriding the train it is cheaper than driving. Thats a change fromthe 2009 survey, when the top reason for riding the train was toavoid stress. 95.5 percent of passengers feel safe at the stations, while 98.8

percent of passengers feel safe on the train. 69.1 percent of passengers think travel time is good or excellent. 86.9 percent rate the on-time performance of the train thesame. 65 percent of riders said that they would drive alone if the RailRunner Express were not available. Of the respondents, that is areduction of 743 cars on New Mexico's roads. 51.7 percent of riders feel that service frequency can beimproved.See the entire survey at nmrailrunner.com and click the news andevents link.

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