Rail Runner Express

I took a day off today from the duties at the house and got onto New Mexico's latest train transportation for a trip from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. Though the train ride started mid-morning, the station was crowded with people and I had to park along the road back from the Railrunner parking area.

The plaza businesses at Santa Fe should be happy because a lot of people are taking the train ride up to Santa Fe for four hours of free time in the city center before the first train returns to Albuquerque. While up there I purchased a Mexican ceramic salamander for the front garden which is under improvement now, and then visited the County finance department for a couple of hours to discuss how everyone is doing. Then a walk back to the train station and all aboard for Albuquerque.

I haven't been on a train since we took the Skagway train up to White Pass when we did the Alaska cruise last year. Before that, the Washington D.C. metro years ago was the last time before. Trains all have their own characteristics and the Rail Runner was no exception with a roadrunner call "beep beep" straight out of Loony Toons to warn folks that the doors were about to shut. A fun trip in all.