Albuquerque's Commuter Rail & BRT Network Evolution

[@robertcrafton7187]

Modest system but great to see the connection between the state's largest city and its capital city. Nice looking rolling stock too.

[@robinrussell7965]

I love the Railrunner. I go camping in Santa Fe with my bike. They took a photo of my bike for possible use on their website.

[@hartstukken]

I'd like to see it

[@colormedubious4747]

One fact is unquestionable: RailRunner has the most festive livery of all commuter rail systems. Bee-beep! Fun fact: ABQ was operating a rapid bus service they termed BRT in mixed traffic along Central when I was there in 2008. Was this not the actual start of their BRT service, with the dedicated lanes merely being an upgrade?

[@JuliosStuff]

Im not even from North America, and I really like these videos!

[@nomadMik]

I travel a lot, including in North America. I like all the videos, but I get particularly excited when they cover systems I've used but few people have heard of. Albuquerque's is one of them.

[@JasperCurtis01]

Same

[@JasperCurtis01]

I study North American railways

[@nomadMik]

@@JasperCurtis01 Professionally? That sounds like a great job, or a great course!

[@RipCityBassWorks]

That commuter railway seems like it would be really useful if service were more frequent.

[@exiron0202]

As an Albuquerque resident I agree. It is too geared to peak commuter times and to South to North commuters. Santa Fe to Albuquerque commuters have only a couple of departures, even though there are a lot of bus transfers at the 3 stations in ABQ and lots of commuters headed that way.

[@theautistictransitfan]

This man is underrated, love your work, can you do Boston subway next?

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Boston is pretty large and pretty confusing. It has 6 lines, two of which have sub-lines making effectively 13 lines. Many have been rerouted, closed, and diverted. Based on a recent poll, Charlotte and Connecticut are up next. The next really big network will probably be, after Boston, Philadelphia.

[@VanishingUnderground]

Boston’s next Sunday!

[@Conellossus]

@@VanishingUnderground oh boy can’t wait!

[@QuarioQuario54321]

@@VanishingUnderground What’s the next really big network? I’m going to guess it’ll be SF BART, LA Metro, DFW, or Denver Light and Commuter rail.

[@theautistictransitfan]

@@VanishingUnderground YAY!

[@QuarioQuario54321]

97 miles and only 15 stations? How long does it take to get from end to end?

[@VanishingUnderground]

Depending on the trip, between 2 and 2.5 hours: www.riometro.org/DocumentCenter/View/1437/Full-Schedule-PDF-Effective-5-24-2021?bidId=

[@nomadMik]

It's a desert state-long gaps of beautiful, rugged nothingness between the stations.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

@@nomadMik But it seems like not that many people use it. I’d electrify the line, buy Kisses, and sell the existing equipment to Nashville

[@nomadMik]

@@QuarioQuario54321 Last I heard, Nashville was cutting lines from its bus network, so I'm not sure that would work. And anyhow, pretty much every time I've been to Santa Fe, I've had to wait, while driving, at a level crossing, for this train to pass, and I've never seen it empty. Why do you think not many people use it? Do you think that's more true here than for other US cities? I always seem to either enter or leave the state by I-25, but I'll likely take I-40 across later this year, and ride this train as part of a daytrip… another bucket list item ticked.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@nomadMik damn

[@dangelohartley5977]

Congrats on 7K Subscribers!!!

[@janettemcclelland2959]

Wow. Surprised you didn't mention the ART predecessor, the Rapid Ride. Ran from 2004-2019 on 3 routes. 766,777 and 790. 790 is now ARTx from UNM to Coors and Ellison near the Rio Rancho city limits. Can you do the LA Metro Rail and its ancestors the Red and Yellow Cars next? And San Francisco's iconic Muni? I grew up riding both the LA and San Francisco systems before moving here to Albuquerque. And do SEPTA trolleys too

[@VanishingUnderground]

I typically only include buses when they run separated from traffic - as such the last few stops of the 766 and 777 aren’t shown either. LA Metro is coming later this month, SF later this summer, and SEPTA in the fall

[@janettemcclelland2959]

@@VanishingUnderground Thanks. I actually ride the 766 every day to/from work on the street route between this fairgrounds/ Central & Louisiana and Uptown.

[@benlawrence309]

I would love to see the city out line showing the CBD and suburbs in relation to the train stations and lines. Create video BTW 👍

[@kNo1bdy]

Albuquerque needs a light rail.

[@vincentng2392]

Convert BRT to LRT just like Ottawa.

[@janettemcclelland2959]

ART was originally going to be a rail line. The politicians and businesses near UNM and in Nob Hill killed that idea.

[@LemonDove]

@@janettemcclelland2959 It was really frustrating how many businesses along Central were focused on losing parking and didn’t see how much more business they could get through foot traffic. It’s also sad how much the whole ART project was mismanaged by the city. If ABQ really wants fewer traffic fatalities then we need fewer cars on the road

[@MarceloPlus]

Idk what the schedule for ur uploads are but somethings telling me a video is coming out tomorrow 🤩

[@DesertDwight]

Love your videos! Wish you could make a video for my fictional city 🤣

[@interrobang98]

When's Chicago?

[@Georgiarailvideos6325]

can you do the Evolution of new jersey transit and also great video

[@emansphoto_6428]

You should do the NYC train system

[@CG-ry9ne]

Can you make a video about Chicago please

[@GDImperiaI]

Do metro in Los Angeles pleasee

[@EB-yp1wu]

Do shoreline east!

[@AlexCab_49]

Doesn't railrunner unfortunately have low ridership?

[@janettemcclelland2959]

Yes. It only came back in service last month after being shut down due to the pandemic. It's too expensive and not tourist friendly for people who want to visit Santa Fe. Especially on weekends.

[@chillydawgg4354]

Cool

[@akihokokurosaki]

Can you make video on Chinese metros please

[@christianc6421]

do chicago metra

[@LemonDove]

Now the ART line and other ABQ busses are free to ride at least through 2022 thanks to local advocates pushing the city council to adopt a zero fares pilot program

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Zia Road is no longer an active station.

[@1kCam05]

Same

[@malcorub]

There should be a Walter White Line or at least a Heisenberg Station.

[@nicelol5241]

A jesse station 😂

[@joshuafajardo5697]

🚆🚌🇺🇸

[@minnbeef]

Ok I’m sure Albuquerque is a lovely city but seriously, you cover it before 30 other much more significant US metros? Really, if you want us to keep caring, you need to give us a reason to. What’s next, Wichita?

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Sometimes frequency of videos require coverage of smaller systems. Like Indianapolis!

[@stevenasante8662]

It's fine. Most people are aware of the histories of the larger urban areas transport systems. Nice to see the smaller cities' urban transportation. Even if they are lacking...

[@raytylicki9001]

@@edwardmiessner6502 Like the monorail and canals boats that connect the hospital there