New Bus Service in Valencia County

In an effort to keep pace with growing demand for Rio Metro’s transit services in Valencia County and to offer our customers more flexibility, Rio Metro has introduced a new “deviated fixed route”. 

Rio Metro bus Rout...

Emergency Preparedness Exercise

On Friday, June 14, 2019, emergency responders from across New Mexico participated in a "real time" emergency training aboard the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. 

This full scale emergency preparedness exercise was set up to allow member...

Seniors Ride Free in 2019

Rio Metro is bringing our Seniors Ride Free program back again in 2019! Starting on January 2, seniors age 62+ can ride any New Mexico Rail Runner Express train at no cost every Wednesday through the entire year. This is a great opportunity for residents ...

Meet Trax at Isotopes Park

Albuquerque Isotopes fans will have the opportunity to meet Trax, the Rail Runner mascot, once again this year during the team’s home games. Trax, everyone’s favorite giant red roadrunner, will be at Isotopes Park on the following Frid...

A New Way to View the Schedule

Finding your train schedule just got easier!  The New Mexico Rail Runner Express recently introduced a new online responsive schedule option. Passengers viewing the schedule on our website can now select their stations of origin and destination, ...

Express Magazine Spring 2019

Check out the Spring 2019 issue of Express Magazine for great stories, a calendar of events, and all you need to know about the New Mexico Rail Runner Express.

Inside This Issue

• A World Class Exhibit of Traditional Hispanic Art in Los Lunas
• Earth Day Events
• V...

Bike Share to Double in Size

Rio Metro Regional Transit District’s bike share program, “Pace ABQ,” celebrated its first birthday in April of 2019, and is proving to be a great success during its first year of operation. For that reason, Rio Metro is plea...

New Bus Service in Valencia County

In an effort to keep pace with growing demand for Rio Metro’s transit services in Valencia County and to offer our customers more flexibility, Rio Metro has introduced a new “deviated fixed route”. 

Rio Metro bus Rout...

A New Way to View the Schedule

Finding your train schedule just got easier!  The New Mexico Rail Runner Express recently introduced a new online responsive schedule option. Passengers viewing the schedule on our website can now select their stations of origin and destination, ...

Meet Rio Metro's G-2 Team

It is a crew with a wide variety of skills: jeweler, construction worker, automotive professional. One man even did time as a meat cutter at Furr’s, which really comes in handy when the Rio Metro Regional Transit District’s “...

National Senior Games Coming to NM in June

This June, more than 10,000 athletes, along with family and friends, will descend upon the Albuquerque metro area for the 2019 National Senior Games (NSG) presented by Humana. From June 14 to 25, participants will compete in 20 different sports from arche...

Exhibits Examine Consequences of Drugs and Brain Function

The alarming escalation in opioid, methamphetamine, and illegal drug deaths in New Mexico and throughout the United States has reached epidemic proportions. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science will host two separate yet complementary, t...

Seniors Ride Free in 2019

Rio Metro is bringing our Seniors Ride Free program back again in 2019! Starting on January 2, seniors age 62+ can ride any New Mexico Rail Runner Express train at no cost every Wednesday through the entire year. This is a great opportunity for residents ...