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To see the whole website for NM commuter rail, go to http://www.mrcog-nm.gov/ . Included in their site is a pdf file that shows traffic data, examples of what commuter rail is, locations and drawings of some of the stations, photos of the Bombardier cars under construction plus the exterior and interior views. The graphics show that the color scheme was inspired by the Santa Fe warbonnet, the NM state flag, and the roadrunner. This is hardly a classic color scheme, but it is much better than a lot of the transit and Amtrak color scheme we've seen in recent decades. The file shows that it is possible to start up a commuter rail line fairly quick and at a reasonable cost. Once a decision is reached, it need not take decades. Excessive time and expense has been used by road warriors to discourage any and all rail transit. On the Raton Pass Yahoo group, I read of a plan to connect the New Mexico commuter rail with the Denver area commuter rail system a few years after both systems are up and running. Here is one of the press releases on the proposed Front Range "commuter" rail project http://salazar.senate.gov/news/releases/050608trans_rail.htm .
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