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New Transit Services - Valencia County & Pueblo of Isleta
Rio Metro, in partnership with the Pueblo of Isleta, is pleased to announce two new transit services beginning Monday, December 4, 2017. Bus route 208 will provide weekday bus service between Belen and...
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Group Travel is Fun and Affordable
Bernagene Shay gives the New Mexico Rail Runner Express Group Travel Program an “A.” The teacher from North Valley Academy used the Rail Runner last school year to transport two 8th Grade classes to...
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Seniors Ride Free 2018
Get away and enjoy! Rio Metro's Seniors Ride Free program is back! Every Wednesday from February through September 2018, seniors age 62+ can ride any New Mexico Rail Runner Express train at no cost....
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Get Your Chile Fix - A Culinary Journey Along the Rails
New Mexicans’ appetite for chile is infamous. Santa Fe trader Josiah Gregg wrote about it in his “Commerce of the Prairies,” published in 1844. Similarly, a portion of the Denver and Rio Grande...
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Breaking Barriers to Employment
For many low-income job seekers and employees in Bernalillo County, lack of transportation is a barrier to employment. Rio Metro Regional Transit District’s Job Access Reverse Commute Program, known as...
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Rio Metro Receives Award from FTA
On Monday, April 9, 2018, the Rio Metro Regional Transit District received an award for Excellence in Grant Management from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
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Dump the Pump Was a Success! Monthly Pass Winners Announced
On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the Rio Metro Regional Transit District encouraged people to Dump the Pump and ride public transit. As in incentive to try transit, Rio Metro held a Rail Runner monthly pass...
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Meet Terry Doyle, Rio Metro's Transportation Director
Terry Doyle is a man with a vision for new Mexico's transportation future. Doyle is the Transportation Director for the Rio Metro Regional Transit District, which includes Bernalillo, Sandoval and...
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Helping Students on Their Journey to Higher Ed
For tourists, the New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a journey into the past – Indian nations that have endured our droughts and heat for millennia, and Catholic communities created as much by church as...
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Rail Safety Week is September 23-29
The Rio Metro Regional Transit District, in partnership with Operation Lifesaver, Inc., is focusing on rail safety education this September 23-29 during Rail Safety Week. Look for safety tips at Rail...
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Job Opening: Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
The Mid Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) is accepting resumes for the position of Administrative Assistant/Receptionist.
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Job Opening: Program Support Coordinator - Workforce
The Mid-Region Council of Governments / WCCNM seek a professional to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
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RFB: On-Call Printing Services
The Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) and Rio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD) invite individuals and firms to submit Bids to provide On-Call Printing Services on an ongoing basis.
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Haunted Places Along the Rails
Enchanted is a term frequently used to describe New Mexico, but there are those who believe “bewitched,” or “haunted” is a better description. Along the New Mexico Rail Runner Express route from Santa...
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Historic Motor Car Finds a Home in Belen
This is a tale of two trains and one man devoted to preserving them. One train is Motor Car 190, that now resides in Belen. The other is steam locomotive No. 457, permanently parked in Mason City,...
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