Rail Runner Express Train from Albuquerque to Santa Fe
Thinking of taking the Rail Runner Express between Albuquerque and Santa Fe? Check out this video to get a preview before you even buy your ticket online! The Rail Runner Express is popular among both tourists and commuters moving through Central New Mexico.
Join me on a short 95 minute Rail Runner Express train ride from Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico north to the State's Capital in Santa Fe. This short video highlights the cars, the scenery, and a few spots around Santa Fe. I'll even share a bit of information about the train, the route, and the destination along the way!
I'd particularly appreciate your feedback about how to improve these trip reports. My channel has been exclusively focused on trip reports about airplanes, but when I recently found myself with some free time during a trip to New Mexico, I thought I'd check out the Rail Runner. Maybe I'll share more videos like this? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Be sure to stick around to the end to see a little of what the cool city of Santa Fe, New Mexico has to offer. It's all within easy reach of Albuquerque thanks to the Rail Runner Express train!
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New Mexico Rail Runner and BNSF Freight Action in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM
A few months ago, I took a trip around the Southwestern part of the United States. I stopped in many locations along the way, but my ultimate and final destination was New Mexico, Albuquerque and Santa Fe area to be exact. Albuquerque is home of 3 railroads: BNSF, Amtrak's Southwest Chief, and the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. 2 of those 3 railroads are featured here in this video.
The New Mexico Rail Runner Express runs between Belen, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe. I managed to catch it in the South Valley of Albuquerque, and a few times in and around Santa Fe. Nice K5LA's on their cabcars, and friendly crews as well.
BNSF maintains a small yard in Albuquerque, with some really unique and old power. Only a small handful of trains run in and out of Albuquerque, with the majority of them running to/from Belen to the south. Belen is home of BNSF's Southern Transcon yard, and where refueling and crew changes occur for these long distance trains. A yard also exists there, with manifest trains originating and going to the yard, usually with some cool power! I did visit Belen during my journey, but a more in depth video will be released when I have a chance to revisit and get even more footage.
I was lucky enough to catch 2 veteran ex-Burlington Northern locomotives in action, on a early morning at the Albuquerque yard. They only ran for 10 minutes, but at least I got some video of them switching around cars in the yard. The platform you see in the foreground, is the NMRX Lobo Special Events platform. It's a great vantage point and location to see the trains switching around in the yard, but unfortunately it hasn't been used and has been locked up for nearly 7 years.
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Tour of the New Mexico State Capitol and the Rail Runner
I'm Vexillographer and I'll be your tour guide today. :) This is a little vlog I put together recently when I rode the New Mexico Rail Runner from Albuquerque to Santa Fe to stop by the State Capitol building.
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New Mexico RailRunner: FULL RIDE from Albuquerque to Santa Fe
[Filmed on 2013-06-13. Edited with Adobe Premiere Elements 11.]
Total File Size: 3.83GB. Time to Edit: 4-5 hours. Time to upload: 80 minutes.
Note that I do want to apologize for my improper use of KPH instead of km/h. At the time the video was made, I was not as familiar with the SI/metric system as I am now.
Here it is, the very first full video ride on the New Mexico RailRunner from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, NM. The ride from ABQ to SF takes about 90 minutes; going back, it is only ~70 minutes. The top speed reached is 127 km/h (79mph).
The ride starts in the Downtown Albuquerque station at 07:20. The ride ends at the Santa Fe Depot at 09:04. Full adult fare is $9 for a day-pass if you buy online; $1 more if you buy on the train. Going northbound, the train goes backwards. That means that the locomotive pushes instead of pulls the train. This gives you an opportunity to get a great view ahead, just like what the train operator sees.
In this video, because I was sitting near the train engineer, you get to hear radio chatter with railroad lingo. You also get to see railroad signs. The yellow signs indicate the safe speed to travel at. White signs are for information or distance.
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New Mexico Rail Runner
A variety of clips showing New Mexico's Railrunner commuters in Albuquerque, NM., Santa Fe, NM. & Isleta, NM. In addition, there are some pictures of Railrunner at the end of the video.
New Mexico Rail Runner Upgrades Proposal
Boy this video was a long time coming. It was painful to edit, so I hope you like it. I had this project on the backburner for months and I wanted to get it out by the end of August. So I did. I know there are mistakes that I had to correct with the captions and there might be some editing or recording errors. I had to completely redo the editing on this video twice and Shotcut doesn’t handle hardware acceleration that well. I stayed up till 3 in the morning just to get this video edited and to keep myself from further procrastinating.
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Riding the New Mexico Rail Runner (Santa Fe to Belen and Back!)
I drove all the way from Denver to Santa Fe, just to ride this train to Belen and back.
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Amtrak Southwest Chief And New Mexico Rail Runner in Albuquerque
Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief #4 departs Albuquerque on time, and immediately after New Mexico's southbound Rail Runner arrives.
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New Mexico Trains! 70+ Trains in 30 Minutes!
Come along as we look at all sorts of trains all over the state of New Mexico! We'll see a variety of steam and diesel trains as they travel through deserts and across mountains in New Mexico in all four seasons. Watch the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad steam trains climb the grade out of Chama, the Southwest Chief passing ancient semaphore signals on Glorieta Pass, Rail Runner Commuter trains flying between Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Belen, and finally, BNSF and Union Pacific freight trains on two different major transcontinental rail lines. If you liked California Trains, you're not going to want to miss this video! All aboard!
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Anakeesta’s new single-rail mountain coaster is the first of its kind in the United States! As a single-rail line, riders can ride lower to the ground on a single track creating a thrilling and unique experience as you race through the trees while flying down the mountain. It also allows you to control your own speed so if you prefer a slower pace you can do that too! The Anakeesta Rail Runner takes you on an exhilarating downhill ride and can hit speeds of 25 mph. The ride begins with 1,600 feet of downhill twists and turns that include a 400 ft. vertical drop and ends with a scenic uphill ride back to the top of Anakeesta Mountain. Riders can ride solo or tandem with a small child.
Belen Junction, BNSF Rail Yard, and New Mexico Railrunner
In 1908, the Belen Cutoff was created as a bypass between Texico (on the Texas-New Mexico border) and Dalies, southwest of Albuquerque, to bypass the more northerly route over Raton Pass. The new route from Chicago to Belen shortened the distance by only six miles, but it reduced the average grade from 158 feet per mile through Raton Pass (on the New Mexico-Colorado border) to 66 feet per mile. At the time it was a considerable engineering feat, improving operational consistency, velocity, and throughput.
Today, Belen and the railroad remain inseparable. The city is home to BNSF's largest inspection yard on the southern transcontinental corridor (Southern Transcon).
The Belen facility, like others in the BNSF system, primarily serves as a maintenance and fueling oasis along the transcontinental journey. Trains are inspected every 1,000 miles. Workers refuel locomotives and service equipment, and the railroad uses these stops to switch crews.
At the north end of the yard is the Belen Junction. Here, three trains wait at the fuel depot on the north end of the yard.
BNSF 7318 , an intermodal consist departs the yard heading westbound. One of the two helper units at the end of the train is CREX 1309. With the increase in tanker train traffic due to the shale oil boom, BNSF has leased a number of these units, but seeing two in one day is rare.
BNSF 6541, an Evolution Series GE ES44C4 built in 2013, departs the fueling depot after changing crews and taking on up to 5000 gallons of diesel fuel.
A few minutes later, BNSF 6561 pulls into the yard heading eastbound. Note CREX 1331. This train will move along the east side of the yard before stopping at the refueling depot on the south end of the yard before continuing eastward on toward Abo Canyon.
Finally, NMRX 106 arrives at the southern terminus of the New Mexico Railrunner line that runs between Belen and Santa Fe. After taking on new passengers, it quickly departs along the line toward Albuquerque before continuing on to Santa Fe, a journey that will take two hours and 9 minutes, a distance of approximately 100 miles.
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American Railway: Volume 12 - New Mexico 'Roadrunners, Pumpkins and Stacks' (Preview)
American Railway is a regular DVD programme looking at the Railroads of the United States. The DVD is produced by Lineside Video Productions and is available through the website: linesidevideos.co.uk.
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Between the high plains of Texas, to the east, and the state of Arizona, to the west, lies The Land of Enchantment -- New Mexico. This programme concentrates on the central area of the state, south of its largest city, Albuquerque. We will take you on a journey west from Willard, along the double-tracked intermodal corridor that is the BNSF Southern Transcon, concluding with the spectacular scenery in the region of Rio Puerco. At Kayser, we highlight congestion caused by maintenance of way to the east, and a 12-loco light-engine movement. At Scholle, the recently-completed second track alignment through the Abo Canyon is featured, before continuing west to witness trains thundering through Madrone. In the setting sun at Jarales, an intermodal coasts west toward the servicing point at Belen, while heavy freights depart east, rumbling away from the yard. An interlude will focus on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express passenger trains, operated by Rio Metro, which serve the communities between Belen, Albuquerque and the state capital Santa Fe. The programme finishes with a glimpse of the railway bridge spanning the Pecos River at Fort Sumner in the east of the state. Operations at Fort Sumner will feature in more detail in a future edition of American Railway.
The BNSF pumpkins, which dominated the Southern Transcon during our visit, were three models of 4,400 hp General Electric locomotive. These were the Evolution Series ES44DC and ES44C4, and the older 'Dash 9' or C44-9W. During our visit, only one example each appeared in Warbonnet and Heritage 1 liveries. The only variation in BNSF locomotive type, was an EMD SD40-2 switching Belen yard. Amtrak's Southwest Chief provided welcome relief at Rio Puerco, headed by three blue & silver Genesis P42DC locomotives.
The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is featured between Los Lunas, about 25 miles from Albuquerque, and Belen, the southern terminus. These push-pull trains consist of double-deck Bombardier passenger cars hauled by 3,600 hp MP36PH-3C locomotives manufactured by Motive Power Inc. Their livery includes a roadrunner motif that extends to the warning that the doors are closing -- beep-beep!
At most locations, two cameras were used, in positions up to a mile apart. We hope that the additional views of the passing trains will enhance your enjoyment of this programme.
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Traveling To Buffalo Thunder On The Rail Runner!
8/26/19 My buddy and me traveling to Buffalo Thunder Resort on the Rail Runner Train in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a week long vacation, then we head to Santa Fe, NM for The 95th Burning Of Zozobra! ????
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THE ARTICULATED NEW FLYER BUSES OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT ABQ RIDE
Rapid Ride is the name of an express bus service with some bus rapid transit features in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Inaugurated on December 21, 2004, Rapid Ride was intended to provide a faster and more efficient means of public transit in Albuquerque and to serve as a pilot project for a potential light rail line. It is operated by the local transit agency, ABQ RIDE.
Beginning with one 11-mile route, growing ridership led to the opening of a second route in 2007 and a third route in 2009. By March 2008, Rapid Ride had carried five million passengers.
ABQ RIDE (City of Albuquerque Transit Department) is the local transit agency serving Albuquerque, New Mexico. ABQ RIDE operates a variety of city bus routes including the Rapid Ride semi-BRT service. Serving 13 million passengers in 2012, it is the largest public transportation system in the state.
The name ABQ RIDE and a new logo depicting the Alvarado Transportation Center clock tower were chosen in a contest, replacing the previous name SunTran in September 2004. The current ABQ RIDE color scheme is yellow-green, white, and turquoise, though most of the existing fleet wears the previous maroon, white, and gold livery.
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Rail Runner ABQ to Santa Fe
Railrunner railroad from Albuquerque to Santa Fe takes about 1 1/2 hours. Very quiet comfortable journey and very reaasonably priced.
4K - Amtrak, Rail Runner, & BNSF Freight Action in Albuquerque ft. AMTK 822 and Siemens Chargers!
Presented in 4K! Over the course of this year, I've visited the New Mexico area around 3 times. While my destination and primary focus was the historic semaphore signals in the Northern part of the state, Albuquerque was a place I passed through each time. While there each time, I had a few hours to kill before my flights home at the nearby Sunport.
Albuquerque is one interesting place to railfan! However, it's somewhere I wouldn't recommend going alone and showing off your camera equipment!! I made my visibility to a minimum, especially since the tracks pass through some not so nice areas. Having said that, I caught some pretty awesome trains during the duration I was there. Featured here, are various New Mexico Rail Runner Express trains, the Southwest Chief #3 and #4, as well as daily BNSF Autorack flyer train to Belen, and a local BNSF job switching around South ABQ with a cool SD40!
Main features include catching Amtrak 822 on train #3 back in April, as it heads to be displayed at Fullerton Railroad Days. Amtrak #4 the following morning also had 2 brand new Siemens Charger locomotives, heading for the TTCI facility in Pueblo, Colorado. Ultimately destined for the Amtrak Cascades service, it's awesome to see these brand spankin' new engines here in the Southwest!!
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New Mexico RailRunner: Santa Fe to Albuquerque [FULL RIDE]
[Filmed on June 13, 2013. Edited with Adobe Premiere Elements 12.]
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Here is the return trip you have all been waiting for, the RailRunner southbound from Santa Fe to Albuquerque, NM. This video is much more exciting and not as boring as the trip from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. That is mainly because going downhill, the train is able to go top speed (~80MPH or ~128 km/h). Uphill, the train goes 35MPH or 56 km/h going up La Bajada Hill into Santa Fe. Overall, the ride is 15-20 minutes shorter than going northbound.
Albuquerque NM Rail Runner
Traveling on the Amtrak Southwest Chief, stop in Albuquerque Nwe Mexico statio, watching the NM Rail Runner
NM Rail Runner Grading
Grading at State Buildings - site of future stop