Rail Runner Leaving Albuquerque
New Mexico's Rail Runner Express runs regional rail service for nearly 100 miles from Belen to Santa Fe, through Albuquerque. The trains run on tracks purchased from BNSF in 2005, owned by the state of New Mexico.
Here, on a quiet Sunday afternoon, northbound train #708 blasts off out of Albuquerque after its 3:11 pm departure from Downtown's Alvarado Transportation Center.
The cabooses to the right are owned by the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, known for restoring ATSF 4-8-4 #2926. ATSF 2018 was built by the Santa Fe's Topeka Shops in 1942. DRGW 01423 was built at the Rio Grande's Burnham Shops in Denver, also in 1942.
Rail Runner #708 (Albuquerque to Santa Fe, NM)
NMRX MP36PH-3C #107
ATSF C-9 Waycar #2018
DRGW Caboose #01423
Albuquerque, NM
May 18th, 2025
Rail Runner Leaving Albuquerque
New Mexico's Rail Runner Express runs regional rail service for nearly 100 miles from Belen to Santa Fe, through Albuquerque. The trains run on tracks purchased from BNSF in 2005, owned by the state of New Mexico.
Here, on a quiet Sunday afternoon, northbound train #708 blasts off out of Albuquerque after its 3:11 pm departure from Downtown's Alvarado Transportation Center.
The cabooses to the right are owned by the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, known for restoring ATSF 4-8-4 #2926. ATSF 2018 was built by the Santa Fe's Topeka Shops in 1942. DRGW 01423 was built at the Rio Grande's Burnham Shops in Denver, also in 1942.
Rail Runner #708 (Albuquerque to Santa Fe, NM)
NMRX MP36PH-3C #107
ATSF C-9 Waycar #2018
DRGW Caboose #01423
Albuquerque, NM
May 18th, 2025