SINCE IT’S INCEPTION, THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER EXPRESS TRAIN HAS HAD ITS FANS AND ITS DETRACTORS. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THE TRAIN IS MARKING ITS 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE ON FRIDAY, JULY 17TH.
MEYERS TELLS 770 KKOB THE RAIL RUNNER HAS ITS CRITICS WITH SOME ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS FUTURE. THEY QUESTION IF IT WILL BE MOTHBALLED OR SOLD, BUT MEYERS SAYS THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DO THAT.
MEYERS SAYS THE TRAIN HAS CARRIED NEARLY 9-MILLION PEOPLE SINCE SERVICE BEGAN IN 2006.