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The official magazine of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express

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V I SIT SA NTA F E MUSE UMS

New Mexico Museum 0f Art Colors of the Southwest on the Plaza • 505.476.5072 • nmartmuseum.org

Museum of International Folk Art The Red That Colored The World on Museum Hill • 505.476.1200 • internationalfolkart.org

New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors Adobe Summer on the Plaza • 505.476.5100 • nmhistorymuseum.org

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning on Museum Hill • 505.476.1250 • indianartsandculture.org

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Summer of Color 2015 Bursts Out in Santa Fe New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Generations of artists have been drawn to the colors found only in Santa Fe – the vast sky, endless landscape, and multi-hued Native jewelry and dress. Those colors – in fact more than a rainbow’s worth – brighten the City Different between this Memorial Day and Labor Day. Proclaimed Summer of Color by Mayor Javier Gonzales and taking center stage on Museum Hill, many of the city’s leading cultural institutions will coordinate their exhibitions and events by featuring a specific color – red, turquoise, orange, indigo and silver, among them.

Some of the participating museums are the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Museum of International Folk Art, New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, and the New Mexico Museum of Art. See who’s doing what and get ready to immerse yourself in a Summer of Color here http://www.summerofcolor.org.

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture – This museum is as wellknown for the spirited and colorful Native American dancers in full dress and the music programs it presents, as it is for its color-rich exhibitions such as its ongoing examination of the quintessential Santa Fe color, turquoise.

With Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning, the museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern turquoise jewelry is highlighted. The exhibition presents all aspects of the stone, from geology, mining and history, to questions of authenticity and value.

For more than a thousand years, people in the Southwest have used turquoise for jewelry and ceremonial purposes and traded valuable stones both within and outside the region. Turquoise, Water, Sky presents more than 400 necklaces, bracelets, belts, rings, earrings, silver boxes and other objects illustrating how the stone was used and its deep significance to the people of the region. Ancient, Pueblo (Santo Domingo, Zuni and others), and Navajo traditions are explored.

The exhibit ends with a display of dazzling contemporary artistry.

“Turquoise stands for water and for sky, for bountiful harvests, health and protection,” said Maxine McBrinn, Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. “The color blue-green symbolizes creation and the hope for security and beauty.”

This comprehensive consideration of the stone runs through May 2, 2016.

Silver and Turquoise Necklace Circa 1885

Sunset of the Rio Grande

Museum of International Folk Art – This perennially popular museum is a parade of color, from the bright lobby and gift shops to the interactive galleries of folk art from around the world. Opening May 17 is an exhibition about a color that has inspired artists’ imaginations and seduced viewers for millennia, The Red That Colored the World.

The Red That Colored the World combines new research and original scholarship to explore the history and widespread use of cochineal, an

insect-based dye that produces brilliant reds. Use of the dye originated with indigenous peoples of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus and then spread throughout the world.

Visitors will be able to see the littleknown cochineal bugs and their camouflage by using iPads with a microscopic attachment. The exhibition follows the use of the precious dye from Mexico to Europe to the U.S. and beyond with a display of more than 130 objects – textiles, sculpture, paintings, manuscripts, decorative arts, Tavavera Jar clothing and more – from the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA), private lenders, and museums around the world. The exhibition explores the history of cochineal and the seductive visual nature of red. Visitors are encouraged to try red clothing on, take pictures and join in the social media commentary. The Red That Colored the World reflects the unique international uses of color, revealing its role in the creative process, and the motivations of Beeswax Candles artists in their choice of materials.

The Red That Colored the World is on display in Santa Fe through Sept. 13, 2015.

New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors – “Adobe Summer features Santa Fe’s iconic adobe buildings and reveals the earth’s colors – pearly white, sandy tan, cinnamon red, chocolate brown and shades in-between,” said Shelley Thompson, director of marketing and outreach for the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

“This series of programs explores the ins and outs of adobe construction, maintenance and history,” she added. “This all happens with a focus on the Palace of the Governors, often called a national treasure by architecture experts and historians alike.”

Various programs occur on May 31, July 25, Aug. 7, Aug. 12 and Aug. 28. Visit www.nmhistorymuseum.org for times and details.

The New Mexico Museum of Art – As part of the Santa Fe 2015 Summer of Color, The New Mexico Museum of Art will present the exhibition, Colors of the Southwest. The artwork in this exhibition showcases the special qualities of color and light found in the Southwestern United States that have attracted artists for generations.

The exhibition will encompass an array of art created from the early 20th century to the present and will include paintings, photographs, prints, watercolors, and ceramics. Included are iconic works by artists such as Victor Higgins, Gustave Baumann, Sheldon Parsons, Dorothy Morang, Louise Crow, Andrew Dasburg, Fremont F. Ellis, William Penhallow Henderson, Kate Krasin, Robert Daughters, Eddie Dominguez, Helmuth Naumer, Warren E. Rollins and Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie.

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INDEX

3: Summer of Color 2015 Bursts Out in Santa Fe

6: Let Portfolio Plan Your Retirement

7: From Belen to Santa Fe, Growers’ Markets Provide Bountiful Gifts 10: Bike Trails - An Easy Roll

From Rail Runner Stations

11: SECU Membership Not Just

For State Employees

12: Sanbusco: The Market with the Most!

14: Santa Claran: R & R in the Heart of New Mexico

16: Conditions Right for Adventure at N.M. State Parks

24 - 25: Rail & Bus Connections Guide 26: Rail Runner Holiday Schedule, Fares 27: Rail Runner Q & A 28-29: Schedule of Events 30: No Excuses: Chalan Finds Rail Runner

Helped Unlock His Potential

31: Chama: New Mexico’s Mecca

for Year-Round Fun

33: Train Safety Top Priority 34: Something New at the New Mexico History Museum

37: Socorro: Enchanting Treasure

in Southern N.M.

18: Albuquerque’s Old Town Bustles

38: La Vida Llena Brims With

19: Church Street Café Offers

40: Explore History Where it Happened,

20: Old Town’s Backstreet Grill Offers

43: Los Lunas Saves Memories

22: Rail Runner Weekday Schedule

A Whole Lotta Fun Awaits

Year-Round

Charm and Chile

Great Food In Beautiful Surroundings

Retirement Options

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46: Route 66 Casino: Where

23: Rail Runner Weekend Schedule

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Portfolio offers comprehensive financial consulting and management services to clients who increasingly are coming from the public employment sector, Munson says. State and federal employees who “need somebody who understands and cut through the red tape and give them a plan to retire. The same bureaucracy they deal with every day is running their retirement,” he notes.

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Munson is both a registered Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Analyst. He began his career as a trader on Wall Street in New York in the 1990s, but became disillusioned by what he saw as a “rigged system” that favored insiders over investors. He moved to New Mexico, where his wife Alison has roots, and opened his own Registered Investment Advisory, Portfolio LLC, which recently merged with Red River Advisors, LLC to become Portfolio Wealth Advisors. Munson is President and Chief Investment Officer of the firm, which has offices in Albuquerque and Oklahoma City.

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From Belen to Santa Fe, Growers’ Markets Provide Bountiful Gifts Local growers’ markets can be a rewarding experience. Pick up some salad fixings or simply stroll the aisles for something fresh for a multi-course meal. There are roughly 60 growers’ markets across the state, and many of them are just a few steps from Rail Runner stations.

Illinois native Glen Richards said New Mexico’s markets offer more than just fruits and vegetables. “On a sunny Sunday at the market in Santa Fe, I can see so many products in one place,” said Richards, who moved to New Mexico in 2013. “I would much rather buy raw honey from someone local than at the chain grocery stores. And yes, of course, I can get some of the best fresh produce available.”

The local markets are as varied in their offerings and unique as the New Mexico population.

“What we love about our market in Belen is that generations of farmers get together in one place,” said Patricia Castillo, who lives in Valencia County and enjoys the markets there.

“Where else can a person get the knowledge, the produce and the products that are homegrown all in one day? It is at our local markets.”

Area farmers’ markets are in their glory from April until the first frost, usually in October. The markets not only sell produce, but also feature products made with local fruits, vegetables and herbs, and even handmade arts and crafts. Area markets have their own distinctive styles, some with live music and entertainment. There are plenty of reasons to visit a market, according to the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association.

• Fresh Food: Most produce sold at farmers’ markets has been picked within 24 hours of your visit and comes from less than 100 miles away • Strong Local Economies: Supporting local farmers, ranchers, bakers and artisans keeps dollars circulating in your local economy • Know Your Farmer: Farmers’ markets give shoppers the opportunity to meet the people who produce their food and ask questions about growing techniques, recipes and storage tips

• Sustainability: Supporting local farmers maintains traditional agricultural lands and knowledge for future generations • Food Security: Strong local food systems ensure a more secure food source for all New Mexicans • Community: Farmers’ markets provide a festive atmosphere to meet with friends, family and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds

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Growers’ Markets continued from page 7

Below are several markets within walking distance, or a bus ride, from Rail Runner stations: Belen Market Located in a large park with a playground. Vendors must grow or process items themselves. No re-sellers of local produce.

Arts and Craft vendors welcome. There are special events and live music once a month. Most vendors accept WIC & Nutrition enhancement program checks.

Location Anna Becker Park on Reinken Avenue in Belen, New Mexico Dates/Times Fridays 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., July thru’ October Contact belenfarmersmarket@yahoo.com Directions From the Belen Rail Runner Station, take the pedestrian overpass to Reinken Avenue and walk 1 - 2 blocks to the Park Albuquerque Downtown Growers’ Market Located near the heart of downtown Albuquerque, it gets an early start in mid-April and goes strong as long as the frost stays away. With more than 50 vendors, there is certainly something for everyone. Items include plant starts, spring greens and roots, delicious baked goods, unique creations, hot food, arts and crafts.

Location Robinson Park, 8th Street/Central NW Dates/Times Saturdays starting at 8 a.m., April through first frost Contact downtowngrowers.com Directions From the Downtown ABQ Station, walk 8 blocks west to Central & 8th Street NW; or board the ABQ Ride Route 66 Bus to Copper & 8th Street NW.

Contact Tel: (505) 553-3290 for more information Directions From the Sandoval/US 550 Station, walk south along the diversion channel dirt path to Calle de Escuela, then south on Camino del Pueblo.

Santa Fe Farmers’ Market in the Railyard Represents over 150 active vendors and features hundreds of different agricultural products. To further meet Santa Fe’s demand for fresh, local produce, the Market began operating year-round in 2002, and with more and more farmers using extended growing techniques, the “off season” becomes more successful every year.

Location 1607 Paseo de Peralta (at S. Guadalupe St) Dates/Times Year-round market Saturdays 8 a.m. 1 p.m. (winter) Saturdays and Tuesdays, 7 a.m. to noon (summer) Contact santafefarmersmarket.com Directions From the Santa Fe Depot, the Farmers’ Market is only steps away. Just walk south along the path to the Market.

Zia Pueblo Bernalillo Farmers’ Market As part of community-wide efforts for promoting small scale sustainable agriculture and economy within Sandoval County and New Mexico, the Pueblo of Zia has helped expand the Farmers Market to meet the needs of the local community growers and the increasing demands of families and enthusiasts of locally grown farm fresh natural foods.

Location 335 Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo Dates/Times Tuesdays and Fridays, 4-7 p.m., July through October

Rail Yards Market Food, Art, Music. For the Community, by the Community. The market celebrates the cuisine, culture, and art of Albuquerque and the State of New Mexico. It promotes the knowledge and preservation of New Mexico’s hierloom crop varieties.

Location 777 1st Street SW (inside the historic Blacksmith Shop) Dates/Times 1st – 4th Sundays, May – October, 9a.m. – 1p.m.

Contact railyardsmarket.com Directions From the Downtown ABQ Station, walk three-quarters of a mile south along 1st Street to the Albuquerque Rail Yard in Barelas.

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While most of the markets accept credit card transactions, it is best to have cash on hand to make lots of small purchases without having to pull out the plastic every time. The charm of growers’ markets is that farmer folks are friendly. They have no problem telling you just how special each tomato is and how happy they are to provide people with wholesome, healthy food and local products.

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Buy the New Mexico CulturePass at NMculture.org New Mexico Museum of Space History National Hispanic Cultural Center New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Museum of International Folk Art New Mexico History Museum / Palace of the Governors New Mexico Museum of Art Coronado Historic Site El Camino Real Historic Trail Site Fort Selden Historic Site Fort Stanton Historic Site Fort Sumner Historic Site / Bosque Redondo Memorial Jemez Historic Site Lincoln Historic Site

Young visitors enjoy the courtyard at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. Photography by Kitty Leaken.

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Bike Trails - An Easy Roll From Rail Runner Stations The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is bicycle friendly because our state is bicycle friendly. The Rio Metro Regional Transit District encourages the use of alternative modes of transportation for daily commuters, as well as for recreational cyclists who want to explore the state’s many beautiful areas.

Riders can always take bikes on the train. Several stations conveniently connect to bike trails, including at the Bernalillo County, Los Ranchos/Journal Center, South Capitol and Santa Fe Depot stations.

“Santa Fe and Albuquerque, with the help of the Rail Runner, have really done a very good job at making bicycle riding for pleasure, sport or for commuting easy and safe,” said Jerry Shere, of Sport Systems, an Albuquerque-based action sports retail shop.

He rides up often from Albuquerque to Santa Fe and said it is a convenient way to travel with your bike.

Shere knows plenty about cycling in New Mexico. At 71, he still logs about 12 hours of bicycle time per week and is active in the local community, working towards making Albuquerque and the state one of the premiere places in the country for bicycling.

“There are plenty of trails for beginners as well as for commuters and advanced cyclists,” Shere said. “Most of the trails are designed for recreational cycling, and that is a good thing. Then, New Mexico has some that are more challenging.”

Here are some ideas, in Shere’s opinion, of three trails that await cyclists from several Rail Runner stations: The Bernalillo County Station is located on Second Street, just north of Rio Bravo and is accessible via Second and Prince streets off of Rio Bravo. The best trail to head off to is the Paseo del Bosque, just west of the station along Rio Bravo. Enter the trail just before you cross the river.

“A beginner could use that quite easily,” he said. “There are also

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places along the bosque trail to head off and go either east or west in the city. You could wind through neighborhoods or stay on the bosque away from the roadways.”

Trail Highlights: • 16 miles of paved multi-use trails uninterrupted by roadways.

• Parking and access points.

• Enjoy Public Art along Tingley Beach, Central Avenue, and other locations.

• Trail passes through the Rio Grande Valley State Park.

• Great opportunities to see the Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque Biological Park and National Hispanic Cultural Center.

Los Ranchos/Journal Center Station is located off of El Pueblo between Second Street and Edith Boulevard. Paseo del Noreste/ North Diversion Channel Trail is your best bet, with an access point to the trail just south of the station. “From this trail, you can connect to the Bicycle Boulevard, an urban trail that winds through neighborhoods with plenty of places to stop for coffee and see the Nob Hill area,” Shere said.

Trail Highlights: • 8.7 miles of mostly paved trails running north and south • From the University of New Mexico to Balloon Fiesta Park near the north edge of Albuquerque.

• Urban bike trail with plenty of places to stop, eat, rest.

• Winding, mostly flat trail • Opportunities to see UNM campus, Balloon Fiesta Park • Continue west to connect to the Paseo del Bosque Trail.

South Capitol Station is between Alta Vista and Cordova Roads, behind the Manual Lujan Building. The Santa Fe Rail Trail, allows cyclists to enjoy nature, art, restaurants, and museums of Santa Fe, a very bike friendly city. The trail is marked from the station and runs south to I-25 or north to the Santa Fe Railyard. You won’t get lost, the trail runs alongside the Rail Runner tracks to the northern most point on the Rail Runner route – the Santa Fe Depot station.

“For a fun day, take your bike from Albuquerque on the Rail Runner, ride from the Depot stop, tour Canyon Road, have a nice lunch and then head back home on the train and relax,” he said.

“That sounds like a great day.”

Trail Highlights: • 17 miles of paved, urban, suburban and rural trail • Challenging in certain areas • Places to stop and enjoy Santa Fe restaurants, galleries, museums and culture • Follows the old Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line, beginning in the Railyard park in town and continuing along the tracks to Highway 285 through El Dorado to Lamy.

• Beyond the capital city, it runs along hilly, red-dirt terrain among a countryside of yucca and green junipers.

In addition to recreational bicycle riders, many area commuters bike from home to the nearest station or bus stop and rely on transit to get them the rest of the way to their destination. There are bike racks and bicycle lockers at almost every Rail Runner station and designated bike spaces on trains and buses.

For more information on taking your bicycle on the Rail Runner, and for more resources on trails and cycling safety, visit nmrailrunner.com.

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SECU Membership Not Just For State Employees Despite its name, the State Employees Credit Union (SECU), a not-for-profit financial institution that has branches throughout north-central and northeast New Mexico, is not restricted to just state employees for membership.

With a main office on St. Michael’s Drive in Santa Fe, SECU also has branches on Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe and in Albuquerque, Belen, Las Vegas, Los Lunas and Rio Rancho. Who can join? Any person who works for or has retired from any state, city, or county agency in New Mexico; any employee of companies that do contract work for state, city, or county government, including vendors, road builders, maintenance workers, contractors, etc. who contract with or sell to city, state, or county agencies in New Mexico; any person who lives or works in Valencia or San Miguel counties; any person who has ever been a member of State Employees Credit Union, and employees of any publishing or printing company located in Santa Fe, Taos and Rio Arriba counties. Plus, membership is available to family members of any of the above groups.

“That’s a far wider reach than most people realize we have,” says marketing director Kyle Moore.

“Particularly in Valencia and San Miguel counties, we serve anybody who lives or works there. We can be their primary financial institution.”

This is good news for the many people eligible to join the SECU, because unlike being just another bank customer, becoming a member of State Employees Credit Union means you’re acquiring an active voice in a credit union that functions for your specific needs.

As a not-for-profit institution, rather than focusing on personal gains, SECU pours any profits back into the credit union to provide better rates, products, and services for its members. Besides simple banking needs, SECU also works hard to secure a number of Member Loyalty Rewards that provide its members with value and discounts in several aspects of their lives.

For individuals, it all starts with a member savings account. State Employees Credit Union commonly makes financial presentations to both small and large groups of employees. They would be happy to share their current offers, the difference a credit union provides, as well as how they can assist in providing your group a more rewarding financial experience.

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Sanbusco: The Market with the Most!

Sanbusco, located at a nexus of Santa Fe’s historic Railyard and Guadalupe Districts, is a buzzing collection of 15 stores offering unique and eclectic wares, plus three restaurants known for their succulent food. “It’s a vibrant place,” says Sanbusco property manager Anne Cumming. “I guess that comes naturally when you have such a great mix of tenants.”

The famous logo—Sanbusco—was first used by the Santa Fe Builders Supply Company in May, 1933. But the building and its history began long before that.

The railroad came to Santa Fe in the late 19th century, and Santa Fe Builders Supply Company was one of the first businesses built at the end of the new Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe spur line that accommodated freight transfer and commerce into Santa Fe from Lamy, N.M. Nicknamed “Sanbusco,” the big center thrived for many years. By 1942 it had grown to a cluster of warehouses and sheds sprawling across five acres. Eventually, changes in railroad use left most of the structures abandoned.

They were about to be condemned by the time they were purchased by Schepps New Mexico in 1984.

After removing 100 years’ worth of plaster, which had transformed the original building into an ersatz “pueblo” style, the true western warehouse aesthetic was revealed. Sanbusco Market Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The New Mexico Register of Historic Places and The New Mexico Register of Cultural Places.

Today, Sanbusco Market Center stands as a unique shopping venue with its exposed tin roof accents and the original tile and brick manufactured at the state penitentiary.

In combination with the center’s new function as an emporium came a refreshing application of industrial-style lighting, exposed infrastructure and a lively color scheme.

That eclectic collection of restaurants, shops and offices now operates in a new era of commercial activity.

Sanbusco is known to discerning shoppers and visitors as a place to find unusual items sold by locally owned and operated businesses. The only chain store is Cost Plus World Market, located in a free-standing store on the center’s north side.

Sanbusco’s offerings fall into the realms of apparel, art and

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collectibles, books, children’s items, food, gifts, health and beauty, home furnishings, jewelry, pens and stationary, supplies, restaurants, salons, shoes, and toys. If you can’t find what you’re looking for at Sanbusco, you’re not really looking!

Sanbusco had some bad times when Borders folded abruptly and left a large anchor space on its southwest corner—but it has redeemed the large space by allowing special events to take place there. Last year the gala “Game of Thrones” party was held there after the opening of Jean Cocteau Theatre, and even more lately the Santa Fe Kiwanis used the space to build its annual Zozobra puppet. “We’re very open to having events there,” Cumming says.

Meanwhile, Sanbusco continues, as vibrant as ever under a new roof. “It’s one of the strongest commercial properties in the Railyard,” Cumming says. The current list of businesses includes Bodhi Bazaar, clothing; Cost Plus World Market; Dell Fox Jewelry; Eidos Contemporary Jewelry; El Tesoro, gifts and one-of-a-kind items; Get it Together, clothing; Kioti, clothing and accessories; Mercedes Isabel Velarde Fine Jewelry & Art; On Your Feet, shoes; On Your Little Feet, children’s shoes; op.cit. books; Pandora’s, specialty items; Pranzo Italian Grill; Raaga, fine Indian dining; Ristra, fine dining; Rock Paper Scissor Salon & Spa; Santa Fe Pens, and Teca Tu, pet supplies.

It isn’t surprising that Sanbusco has rebounded with such energy. This area of central Santa Fe is attracting an increasing number of visitors and local residents, especially with the arrivals daily of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, Cumming notes. Sanbusco’s history and distinct architectural flair provide an authentic Santa Fe image for any business and the location is preferred for its proximity to downtown and the surrounding Guadalupe District. It’s just a short walk from the Santa Fe Depot to the Sanbusco Market Center.

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Santa Claran: R & R in the Heart of New Mexico Psst! Looking for a great place to get away for the weekend?

Someplace to renew the old romantic ties or maybe have a little fun at the slot machines or table games and eat some good food? Find out if your old magic touch with the bowling ball and pins is still intact? Play golf on an award-winning course? Maybe you’re looking for a place to get together with your far-flung sales associates, where everyone can unwind and relax while building togetherness with a little fun?

Maybe you and your buddies are looking for a not-so-faraway place to enjoy a convivial golf weekend or explore the enchanting, historical sites of northern New Mexico?

Here’s a tip: the Santa Claran Hotel Casino in the center of Española. This fabulous place of understated elegance and warm hospitality soars seven stories into the blue skies of New Mexico. It was designed and built in traditional pueblo style – no surprise because it is wholly owned by Santa Clara Pueblo and sits on pueblo land checkerboarded into the city of Española.

It’s a place to escape to the beauty of the Southwest, experience the hospitality of Santa Clara Pueblo and discover more than you expected to find.

You’ll walk into a welcoming, arts-and-crafts-style interior in a hotel with 124 rooms with 21 suites, wifi Internet access, a seventhfloor function space with panoramic views, 16,000 square feet of event and meeting spaces, a 24-hour fitness center, a 24-hour business center and gift shops featuring the work of local pueblo artists – all with an adjacent casino, bowling center, lavish pool, two tasty restaurants, an upscale bar and a coffee bar that proudly brews Starbucks coffee.

And at the Santa Claran, you’ll be within a short driving distance of many of northern New Mexico’s famous attractions. The worldrenowned Santuario de Chimayo is just to the east, in the heart of the village famous for its weavings and other arts. A drive up the High Road to Taos will take you to Truchas, the locale of “The Milagro Beanfield War,” and to Las Trampas, whose ancient mission church was featured in “Bless Me, Ultima.”

The Santa Claran also operates Black Mesa Golf Club, an 18-hole course designed by Baxter Spann that is ranked one of America’s Top 100 by Golf Magazine. You will play and relax on flowing fairways beneath dramatic sandstone ridges next to a sprawling, mountainous valley. The club can accommodate any size or type of tournament or golf outing, so polish your clubs and get ready! The on-site Black Mesa Grill offers excellent dining as well.

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The unique feature of a stay at the Santa Claran is the opportunity for a look into the pueblo’s historic past. Using material found at the Puyé Cliff Dwellings, ninth-century pueblo people sculpted their homes in the soft volcanic rock of the Parajito Plateau. Handhold trails carved into the rock allowed them to travel between levels.

The awe-inspiring views found voice in their name for the place: The Place Between Earth and Sky. Puyé was occupied until the 1600s, when the pueblo people completed their migration into the valley below to cultivate new fields.

Santa Clara Pueblo maintains the Puyé Cliff Dwellings, once the pueblo’s ancestral home and now a National Historic Landmark on NM 30 and Puyé Cliffs Road. Puyé Cliffs has the cliff dwellings, early pueblo architecture, a 19th-century Harvey House and a breathtaking vista of northern New Mexico.

The Puyé Cliffs Welcome Center at the road intersection is a place to top off the tank, buy a newspaper, grab a snack, light breakfast or lunch, and purchase Santa Clara Pueblo souvenirs.

But the best way to experience the Puyé Cliff Dwellings is on one of the tours operated by the pueblo. Tickets can be purchased at Puyé Cliffs Welcome Center or directly at Puyé Cliff Dwellings. There’s a Harvey House tour to the restored 1930s Harvey House and its grounds. The Harvey House was built by the Fred Harvey Company as part of the chartered Indian-country tours the firm offered to railroad passengers.

There is the Puyé Cliff Dwellings Tour, a onehour guided tour of the trains and the cliff dwellings. The one-hour Puyé Cliff Mesa Top Tour will take you to the mesa top by vehicle, without much climbing.

And finally, the two-hour Puyé Cliffs Adventure Tour combines the Puyé Village, Mesa Top and Cliff face in a rich exploration of the fascinating history.

All this, and a vibrant hotel and casino, too!

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Conditions Right for Adventure at N.M. State Parks New Mexico State Parks include diverse wonders, expanses of deserts and plains, mountains, streams and historical sites.

These places contain significant natural, cultural and recreational resources as well as wildlife viewing, birding, camping, paddle boarding, kayaking, fishing, hiking, star parties, educational and special events for all ages.

We invite you to try something dynamic and new going on right now at your New Mexico state parks, we are the official sponsor of adventure!

Catch a Memory Fishing is one of the most popular activities at New Mexico’s state parks. Twenty-four parks have ponds, streams, rivers or lakes, providing a variety of fishing experiences. Choose from a lazy afternoon casting for pan-fish or a high-energy adventure fishing for 40-inch Tiger Muskie. State parks and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish are partners in supporting the best fishing opportunities in the state. Even when water levels are low, the fishing (and catching!) can be great.

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Connect to the Enchantment One of the best ways to experience a state park is by camping under the stars. Different camping experiences are available and whether you like to roll out your sleeping bag or curl up in your RV, there’s a perfect campsite for you.

Many people like to camp in a tent, and the state parks have many quiet spots designated for “primitive” camping. These sites may or may not have a tent pad and can include boat-in and beach camping. The state parks can accommodate a wide range of developed camping experiences, from the smallest camp trailer, pop-up or a fully loaded RV. Have a favorite spot in mind? Reserve it online! Most campgrounds have a certain number of campsites set aside for reservations up to six months in advance.

Explore Diverse Trails There’s no better way to relax, recharge and rejuvenate than to spend time outdoors. Hiking a trail is one of the best ways to reconnect with nature and get to know a park. Twenty-two of New Mexico’s 35 parks have established trail systems. Whether you are interested in an easy and quiet nature hike or if you want a more adventurous experience, hit the trail in a state park. Make hiking in a state park part of your happier, healthier lifestyle.

Splash into Hidden Gems New Mexico is fortunate to have many picturesque lakes and rivers. Beautiful sites abound, often accessible only by continued on next page

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paddlecraft. If you haven’t experienced paddling at Heron Lake State Park, you are missing an amazing experience. Journey to a shoreline campsite to watch osprey hunt for fish during the day, and at night enjoy clear night skies. No experience? No kayak?

No problem! Heron Lake guides lead half-day or single-day trips and can provide boats. Spring and early summer water releases allow for beach launching of kayaks and canoes from the campground below the dam at Elephant Butte Lake State Park for a fun run into Truth or Consequences.

Spy and Be Amazed For a growing number of people, birding is a great way to spend time outdoors. And there’s no better place to go birding than at a state park. It doesn’t take much to get started – a pair of binoculars and a good guidebook is all you need. Start your birding adventure on the New Mexico Birding Trail. Some of the state park sites on this trail are: Pancho Villa, Rockhound, City of Rocks, Leasburg Dam, Percha Dam, Caballo Lake and Elephant Butte Lake State Parks.

Venture to the Heavens The night sky has informed and inspired humans for thousands of years, and New Mexico is blessed with spectacular, dark night skies. Nestled among volcanic boulders, City of Rocks State Park’s observatory was the first in the system, due to its dark skies on the plains between Deming and Silver City.

The roll-off roof allows for amazing viewing, and visitors can see distant galaxies and night sky objects on video monitors or through smaller scopes. Clayton Lake State Park’s state-of-theart telescope and regular star parties afford visitors stunning views of the night sky as well. The night sky observatory at Leasburg Dam State Park features many great programs and research projects provided by the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces.

For more information on a New Mexico state park near you, please visit www.NMPARKS.com.

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Albuquerque’s Old Town Bustles Year-Round Old Town is the most historic district in Albuquerque, dating back to the city’s Spanish founding in 1706. For years it has been a popular shopping and tourist destination.

Old Town consists of about 10 blocks of historic buildings grouped around a central plaza. On the north side of the Plaza is San Felipe de Neri Church, built in 1793. Many of the buildings in Old Town are houses that have been converted into restaurants and small shops. A few hotels and bed-andbreakfast establishments are located within walking distance.

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Interestingly, Old Town did not become an incorporated part of the city of Albuquerque (“New Town”) until the 1940s. The pueblo-Spanish-style architecture with flat-roofed adobe buildings and frequent activities around the center of the plaza have made it a popular tourist attraction. Guided walking tours of Old Town are available. Around Christmas, thousands of paper-bag lanterns, called “luminarias” in Albuquerque and “farolitos” in Santa Fe, line the streets and walkways of Old Town and its environs. Bus tours are offered for eager viewers.

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Church Street Café Offers Charm and Chile For visitors to the Church Street Café in Albuquerque’s Old Town, it’s hard to say which they find more enjoyable – the ambiance of a 305-year-old authentic New Mexican adobe house or the sumptuous smells and tastes of fourthgeneration New Mexico comidas.

Owner Marie Emily Coleman acquired the property in 1993. Built in 1709, the house and land had been in the same family for the previous 284 years. “It was melting into the earth,” she says. Restoring it, Coleman adds, was “probably the most fun I’ve ever had.” She hired a veteran “adobe man” from Las Cruces to help her with the restoration. “He was a real ‘waste-not/want-not’ fellow,” she says. A doorknob became the handle on the chimney damper. Wood removed from the old ceilings was used to build the bathroom stalls. The restoration evolved into a treasure hunt – a nicho in the adobe wall displays trove like an old baby shoe, newspapers from the 1920s and a Valentine with a 2-cent stamp. The pair added a glass atrium that looks out on a lovely “secret garden.”

Coleman’s family has been in the restaurant business for years, so it was her natural choice as a way to pay for the property she’d bought. Among the treasures discovered daily by visitors are the recipes handed down for four

generations on the Spanish side of Coleman’s family – calabacitas (squash, onions and chiles), quellites (spinach), carne adovado (baked pork marinated in red chile), posole (a hominy-corn specialty), contemporary-style chiles rellenos (chiles stuffed with cheese) and old-fashion rellenos (shredded pork and cheese battered and fried), plus of course, the ubiquitous sopaipillas.

Located in the heart of Old Town, Church Street Café is a natural for tourists walking in, as well as locals who enjoy its evocative surroundings and delicious menu.

Coleman says she welcomes a new influx of visitors from the train. “It’s good for us,” she says gratefully – “and we’re good for its passengers!”

Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner!

Try One of Our Delicious Specialties:

• Carne Adovada al Horno, oven cooked pork marinated in red chile.

• Old Fashioned Chile Rellenos made the old Spanish way with meat and cheese, lightly dipped in egg batter, fried and topped with green chile.

• The Pueblo Burger with a ¼ lb. lean beef patty with cheese and tomato served on Indian fry bread.

Dine on the patio or inside the historic Old Town “Casa de Ruiz” built circa 1706.

2111 Church St. NW Old Town Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm, Friday & Saturday 8am-10pm and Sunday 8am-4pm 505-247-8522

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Old Town’s Backstreet Grill Offers Great Food In Beautiful Surroundings Baja, California-inspired recipes, a tap room serving local brews and friendly restaurant management and staff have always been the backbone of the Backstreet Grill Restaurant and Tap Room in Old Town.

The restaurant first opened in 2012, and owner Joyce Battaglia moved the restaurant into bigger digs in the carriage house of Plaza Hacienda in June 2014. The place got bigger, but the philosophy has remained intact. The relocation was a good move for chef Christopher James Cordova, who expanded the menu to include more creative food in a bright restaurant with a killer patio for patrons to view the Sandia Mountains to the east.

“Chef Christopher James not only manages the Backstreet Grill, but he also is responsible for our beautiful and delicious food creations,” said Battaglia. “He does an impeccable job in leading our kitchen and service staff.”

Executive Chef Christopher James Cordova (right) John Spencer Jones Operations Manager (left)

Chef James graduated from the Cordon Bleu and then earned an MBA to meld his creative and business expertise. That’s a win for Backstreet Grill. His first claim to fame in the New Mexico restaurant world was his selection of street tacos. Those still are on the menu, but now there is so much more, such as tableside guacamole with a Baja twist, burgers and sandwiches. But the draw still is the tacos.

John “Spencer” Jones is the operations manager. Spencer ensures quality and is always seeking creative new ideas. Spencer brings a distinct Baja California flare to the Backstreet Grill.

On a recent visit we selected the duck, shrimp and fish tacos. They were savory, not loaded with cheese or smothered with chile.

There are plenty of places in Old Town to visit if that’s your taste, but for a different, most satisfying flavor, Backstreet Grill is the place.

The tap room portion of Backstreet offers local craft beers, with an emphasis on those from Albuquerque’s La Cumbre Brewing Co. Wine and spirits are also offered.

The new site can accommodate 180 customers inside and outside. On a fine spring or summer day, choose the outdoor seating with the view.

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Weekday Schedule LUNES A VIERNES

Schedule Effective April 7th, 2014

Horario efectivo a partir del 7 de abril del 2014 abril 2014

Monday through Friday lunes a viernes

Shown are departure times, unless otherwise noted.

Horario demuestra tiempos de salida a no ser que se indique lo contrario.

ESTACIONES DE TREN

READING THE SCHEDULE 1. Decide whether you are going north (at top) or south (at bottom).

2. On the left-hand side, find the station from which you are leaving.

3. Read across to find the times the Rail Runner departs from that station.

4. From there, read down to find what time the Rail Runner will arrive at the station to which you are traveling.

COMO LEER EL HORARIO 1. Decida si va a ir hacia el norte o hacia el sur 2. A la izquierda, busque la estación de donde va a salir 3. Lea hacia la derecha hasta encontrar la hora que el tren sale de la estación de su preferencia 4. De alli, lea hacia abajo hasta encontrar la hora que el tren llega a la estación de su preferencia

Northbound / Hacia el Norte

#502

#504

#102 EXPRESS

#506

#508

#510

#512

#514

#516

#518

#520

Belen

–

–

5:39A

6:35A

8:04A

–

3:40P

–

5:51P

7:01P

7:57P

TRAIN STATIONS

Los Lunas

–

–

5:49A

6:46A

8:15A

–

3:51P

–

6:01P

7:12P

8:08P

Isleta Pueblo

–

–

6:02A

6:59A

8:27A

–

4:04P

–

6:16P

7:26P

8:22P

Bernalillo County

–

–

6:10A

7:06A

8:35A

–

4:11P

–

6:29P

7:35P

8:31P

Downtown ABQ

4:32A

5:02A

6:22A

7:19A

8:42A

9:35A

4:26P

5:34P

6:48P

7:42P

8:38P

Montaño

4:41A

5:11A

–

7:29A

–

9:44A

4:35P

5:43P

6:58P

–

–

Los Ranchos / JC

4:47A

5:17A

6:34A

7:36A

–

9:50A

4:41P

5:49P

7:06P

–

–

Sandia Pueblo

4:52A

5:22A

–

7:42A

–

9:55A

4:46P

5:54P

7:12P

–

–

Downtown Bernalillo

5:01A

5:31A

–

7:52A

–

10:03A

4:54P

6:07P

7:26P

–

–

Sandoval / US 550

5:05A

5:35A

6:46A

7:58A

–

10:08A

4:59P

6:12P

7:31P

–

–

Kewa

5:25A

5:55A

7:05A

8:18A

–

10:28A

5:19P

6:34P

7:50P

–

–

SF County / NM 599

5:48A

6:18A

7:24A

8:39A

–

10:51A

5:43P

6:57P

8:13P

–

–

South Capitol

6:08A

6:38A

7:40A

8:54A

–

11:11A

5:58P

7:17P

8:33P

–

–

Santa Fe Depot

6:13A

6:43A

7:45A

8:59A

–

11:16A

6:03P

7:22P

8:38P

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–

READ DOWN LEA HACIA ABAJO

ESTACIONES DE TREN

CONTACT/CONTACTO

866-795-RAIL (7245) www.nmrailrunner.com Customer Service Hrs. Mon.-Fri. 5am-10pm Sat. & Sun. 7am-10pm Horas de Servicio al Cliente: lunes a viernes 5am - 10pm, sábado y domingo 7am - 10pm.

Southbound / Hacia el Sur

Shown are departure time unless otherwise noted #101 #517 #519 #521 EXPRESS

#501

#503

#507

#509

#511

#513

#515

Santa Fe Depot

–

–

5:39A

7:13A

1:02P

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4:15P

5:04P

5:30P

6:46P

9:00P

South Capitol

–

–

5:43A

7:18A

1:07P

–

4:20P

5:09P

5:35P

6:51P

9:05P

SF County / NM 599

–

–

6:01A

7:37A

1:26P

–

4:39P

5:26P

5:54P

7:10P

9:24P

7:55A

1:44P

–

4:57P

–

6:12P

7:28P

9:42P

TRAIN STATIONS

Kewa

–

–

6:19A

Sandoval / US 550

–

–

6:38A

8:14A

2:03P

–

5:16P

6:02P

6:31P

7:47P

10:01P

Downtown Bernalillo

–

–

6:43A

8:18A

2:07P

–

5:20P

–

6:35P

7:51P

10:05P

Sandia Pueblo

–

–

6:52A

8:27A

2:16P

–

5:29P

–

6:44P

8:00P

10:14P

Los Ranchos / JC

–

–

6:57A

8:32A

2:21P

–

5:34P

6:14P

6:49P

8:05P

10:19P

Montaño

–

–

7:02A

8:37A

2:26P

–

5:39P

–

6:54P

8:10P

10:24P

Downtown ABQ

4:45A

5:30A

7:10A

8:45A

2:37P

4:30P

5:50P

6:25P

7:02P

8:18P

10:32P

Bernalillo County

4:53A

5:41A

7:19A

–

2:45P

4:38P

5:57P

–

7:09P

–

–

Isleta Pueblo

5:01A

5:49A

7:27A

–

2:52P

4:45P

6:06P

–

7:17P

–

–

Los Lunas

5:13A

6:06A

7:39A

–

3:05P

4:58P

6:22P

–

7:31P

–

–

Belen

5:24A

6:17A

7:50A

–

3:15P

5:08P

6:33P

–

7:42P

–

–

READ DOWN LEA HACIA ABAJO

Designated QUIET CAR Service Only cars nearest to locomotive are Quiet Cars Means train does not stop

Significa el tren no hace parada

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0:00

Train arrives but does not continue

Tren llega hasta este punto pero no continua

FIN DE SEMANA

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Weekend Schedule

Designated QUIET CAR Service Only cars nearest to locomotive are Quiet Cars

Schedule Effective April 7th, 2014

Horario efectivo a partir del 7 de abril del 2014 abril 2014

Train arrives but does not continue

0:00

Tren llega hasta este punto pero no continua

Means train does not stop

Significa el tren no hace parada

Saturday

Shown are departure times, unless otherwise noted.

sabado

Horario demuestra tiempos de salida a no ser que se indique lo contrario.

ESTACIONES DE TREN

Northbound Saturday / Sabado Hacia el Norte

ESTACIONES DE TREN

#702

#704

#706

#708

#710

Belen

8:20A

1:04P

5:49P

7:44P

10:33P

TRAIN STATIONS

Southbound Saturday / Sabado Hacia el Sur

#701

#703

#705

#707

#709

#711

Santa Fe Depot

–

10:44A

3:27P

–

8:12P

10:07P

TRAIN STATIONS

Los Lunas

8:30A

1:14P

5:59P

7:54P

10:43P

South Capitol

–

10:49A

3:32P

–

8:17P

10:12P

Isleta Pueblo

8:41A

1:25P

6:10P

8:05P

10:54P

SF County / NM 599

–

11:05A

3:48P

–

8:33P

10:28P

Bernalillo County

8:48A

1:32P

6:17P

8:12P

11:01P

Kewa

–

11:23A

4:06P

–

8:51P

10:46P

Downtown ABQ

8:58A

1:42P

6:27P

8:22P

11:09P

Sandoval / US 550

–

11:41A

4:24P

–

9:09P

11:04P

Montaño

9:07A

1:51P

6:36P

8:31P

–

Downtown Bernalillo

–

11:44A

4:27P

–

9:12P

11:07P

Los Ranchos / JC

9:13A

1:57P

6:42P

8:37P

–

Sandia Pueblo

–

11:52A

4:35P

–

9:20P

11:15P

Sandia Pueblo

9:18A

2:02P

6:47P

8:42P

–

Los Ranchos / JC

–

11:57A

4:40P

–

9:25P

11:20P

Downtown Bernalillo

9:26A

2:10P

6:55P

8:50P

–

Montaño

–

12:03P

4:46P

–

9:31P

11:26P

Sandoval / US 550

9:29A

2:13P

6:58P

8:53P

–

Downtown ABQ

7:28A

12:12P

4:57P

6:48P

9:40P

11:34P

Kewa

9:47A

2:31P

7:16P

9:11P

–

Bernalillo County

7:38A

12:22P

5:07P

6:58P

9:50P

–

SF County / NM 599

10:08A

2:52P

7:37P

9:32P

–

Isleta Pueblo

7:45A

12:29P

5:14P

7:05P

9:57P

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South Capitol

10:24A

3:08P

7:53P

9:48P

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Los Lunas

7:56A

12:40P

5:25P

7:16P

10:08P

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Santa Fe Depot

10:29A

3:13P

7:58P

9:53P

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Belen

8:06A

12:50P

5:35P

7:26P

10:18P

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Sunday domingo

ESTACIONES DE TREN

Northbound Sunday / Domingo Hacia el Norte

ESTACIONES DE TREN

Southbound Sunday / Domingo Hacia el Sur

TRAIN STATIONS

#702

#704

#706

TRAIN STATIONS

#701

#703

#705

#709

Belen

8:20A

1:04P

5:49P

Santa Fe Depot

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10:44A

3:27P

8:12P

Los Lunas

8:30A

1:14P

5:59P

South Capitol

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10:49A

3:32P

8:17P

Isleta Pueblo

8:41A

1:25P

6:10P

SF County / NM 599

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11:05A

3:48P

8:33P

Bernalillo County

8:48A

1:32P

6:17P

Kewa

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11:23A

4:06P

8:51P

Downtown ABQ

8:58A

1:42P

6:27P

Sandoval / US 550

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11:41A

4:24P

9:09P

Montaño

9:07A

1:51P

6:36P

Downtown Bernalillo

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11:44A

4:27P

9:12P

Los Ranchos / JC

9:13A

1:57P

6:42P

Sandia Pueblo

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11:52A

4:35P

9:20P

Sandia Pueblo

9:18A

2:02P

6:47P

Los Ranchos / JC

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11:57A

4:40P

9:25P

Downtown Bernalillo

9:26A

2:10P

6:55P

Montaño

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12:03P

4:46P

9:31P

Sandoval / US 550

9:29A

2:13P

6:58P

Downtown ABQ

7:28A

12:12P

4:57P

9:40P

Kewa

9:47A

2:31P

7:16P

Bernalillo County

7:38A

12:22P

5:07P

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SF County / NM 599

10:08A

2:52P

7:37P

Isleta Pueblo

7:45A

12:29P

5:14P

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South Capitol

10:24A

3:08P

7:53P

Los Lunas

7:56A

12:40P

5:25P

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Santa Fe Depot

10:29A

3:13P

7:58P

Belen

8:06A

12:50P

5:35P

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South Capitol Shuttle - Weekdays to St. Vincent Hospital, the Rodeo Business Park and the District 5 DOT office.

NM Park & Ride Blue Route Weekdays to Santa Fe, Pojoaque and Los Alamos.

NM Park & Ride Red Route Weekdays to Espanola, Pojoaque and Santa Fe. NM Park & Ride Orange Route

*

Santa Fe Trails Route 4 (Southside) - To the Santa Fe Convention Center, City and County offices, Santa Fe High School and Santa Fe Place Mall.

Santa Fe Trails Route 2 (Cerrillos Road) To the West Capitol Complex, the New Mexico School for the Deaf and Santa Fe Place Mall. (connect here to SF Outlet Mall (Route 26).

South Capitol Station

*

Santa Fe Trails Route 4 (Southside) To the Santa Fe Convention Center, City and County offices, Santa Fe Place Mall and Santa Fe High School.

Santa Fe Trails Route M (Museum Hill) Access to the Museum of Spanish Art, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Museum of International Folk Art and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.

Taos Express - To the Town of Taos. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. $5 each way.

Santa Fe Trails Route 2 (Cerrillos Road) To the West Capitol Complex, the New Mexico School for the Deaf and Santa Fe Place Mall. (connect here to SF Outlet Mall (Route 26).

Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino Shuttle Shuttle stops on Guadalupe right next to Tomasita’s Restaurant.

Shuttle meets train daily.

Santa Fe Pick Up - Free to the Santa Fe Plaza and designated locations with the red truck sign. Meets train weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Turn left when exiting the train to the shuttle. Stops are every 15-minutes.

Santa Fe Depot Station

All our bus connections are FREE unless otherwise noted

ABQ RIDE Route 766 - Rapid Ride Red Line – Express route located in the front of the building to access Old Town, the ABQ BioPark, UNM, Nob Hill and Uptown.

ABQ RIDE Route 777 - Rapid Ride Green Line – Express route located in the front of the building to access UNM, Nob Hill, and the Foothills near Tramway.

ABQ RIDE Route 66 - Located in front of the Alvarado Transportation Center and provides access to locations along Central Ave. including Central & Unser Park & Ride, City and County buildings, UNM and the New Mexico State Fair.

ABQ RIDE Route 40 - The D-RIDE – Free downtown circulator that

Downtown Albuquerque Station

ABQ RIDE Route 157 - To Cottonwood Mall, Coronado Center, ABQ Uptown and Kirkland Air Force Base.

Montaño Station

ABQ RIDE Route 251 - Weekdays to the Journal Center business district, Century 24 Theatre, Cottonwood Mall, Intel and Rio Rancho.

Rio Metro Route 505-B - Weekdays to Albuquerque, Los Lunas and Belen before the first southbound train run.

Los Ranchos/Journal Center Station

Sandia Resort & Casino Shuttle Shuttles meets every train, seven days a week.

Sandia Pueblo Station

Rio Metro Route 204 - Weekdays to Bernalillo, northern Rio Rancho, Zia Pueblo, San Ysidro, Jemez Pueblo and Jemez Springs.

Rio Metro Route 201 - Weekdays to Bernalillo and Enchanted Hills.

Hollywood Casino Shuttle at San Felipe Meets northbound trains 7 days a week. Call for shuttle times.

Route 505-A - Weekday express service to Downtown Albuquerque before the first southbound train of the morning.

Santa Ana Star Casino Shuttle Meets every train, seven days a week.

Sandoval County/US 550 Station

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South Capitol

Santa Fe Depot

SYSTEM MAP

Rio Metro Route 206 - Weekday service for Belen residents to connect to the Rail Runner station and other nearby work centers during peak commute times.

Rio Metro Dial-A-Ride - Weekday curb-to-curb service in Valencia County. Rides must be requested by 12 NOON one business day prior.

Call 505-352-3595. $1 each way.

Rio Metro Route 504 - Weekdays to Downtown ABQ. Departs the station at 3:55 a.m. Bus is timed to meet the nortbound train from Downtown ABQ at 5:02 a.m.

Socorro Shuttle - Monday-Friday service to Socorro. Call for shuttle times and reservations. Fares apply.

Belen Station

Rio Metro Route 207 - Weekday service for Los Lunas residents to connect to the Rail Runner station and other nearby work centers during peak commute times.

Rio Metro Dial-A-Ride - Weekday curb-to-curb service in Valencia County. Rides must be requested by 12 NOON one business day prior.

Call 505-352-3595. $1 each way.

Rio Metro Route 504 - Weekdays to Downtown ABQ. Departs the station at 4:15 a.m. Bus is timed to meet the nortbound train from Downtown ABQ at 5:02 a.m.

Rio Metro Route 505-B - Weekdays to Belen before the first southbound train.

Los Lunas

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Ride Purple Bus Route to the South Capitol & Santa Fe Depot Stations. Weekday departure at 5:11 a.m.

NM Park & Ride Purple Route - Weekday direct connection between the Rail Runner and Los Alamos.

* NM Park & Ride Purple Shuttle * Route to connect from the first run of the morning on the NM Park &

Santa Fe Trails Route 22 - Weekdays to Santa Fe Community College, Rancho Viejo and IAIA.

NCRTD 599 Route - Weekdays to the NM Department of Corrections, Onate Complex (National Guard) and the Santa Fe County Detention Center.

NM 599 Station Shuttle - Weekdays to Bisbee Court, the New Mexican Plaza, Jaguar, Camino Entrada, and Santa Fe Place Mall.

Meets most trains.

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Santa Fe County/NM 599 Station

Weekdays between Las Vegas and Santa Fe. NCRTD Espanola Route - Weekdays between Santa Fe, Pojoaque, Española, Ohkay Owingeh.

NCRTD Tesuque Route - Weekdays between Santa Fe, Tesuque, Pojoaque and Española.

NCRTD Santa Clara Route - Weekdays between Santa Fe, Española and Santa Clara Pueblo..

Santa Fe Trails (505) 955-2001 santafenm.gov

Santa Fe Pick Up City of Santa Fe (505) 231-2573 santafenm.gov

Taos Express (505) 629-4725 866-206-0754 taosexpress.com ncrtd.org

NM Park & Ride (866) 551-7433 nmparkandride.com

Downtown Bernalillo

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Please contact the connection provider for fares.

Isleta Hotel & Casino Shuttle - A bus meets every train seven days a week.

Rio Metro Route 504 - Weekdays to Downtown ABQ. Departs the station at 4:35 a.m. Bus is timed to meet the nortbound train from Downtown ABQ at 5:02 a.m.

Rio Metro Route 505-B - Weekdays to Los Lunas and Belen before the first southbound train. Board this bus at the Isleta Casino south parking lot.

Isleta Pueblo Station

ABQ RIDE Route 222 - Weekdays to the South Valley, VA Hospital, Kirtland Air Force Base and the airport business district. Can also be used to access the Albuquerque International Sunport for passengers coming and going to Valencia County.

Rio Metro Route 504 - Weekdays to Downtown ABQ. Departs the station at 4:45 a.m. Bus is timed to meet the nortbound train from Downtown ABQ at 5:02 a.m.

Rio Metro Route 505-B - Weekdays to Los Lunas and Belen before the first southbound train.

Bernalillo County Station

North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) (866) 206-0754 (505) 629-4725 ncrtd.org

Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino Shuttle (505) 819-2292 buffalothunderresort.com

Santa Ana Star Casino Shuttle (505) 771-5336 (505) 867-0000 Hollywood Casino Shuttle at santaanastar.com San Felipe (505) 991-5247 Sandia Resort & Casino Shuttle (877) 529-2946 (505) 796-7500 sanfelipecasino.com sandiacasino.com

Rio Metro Regional Transit (866) 795-7245 riometro.org

Isleta Resort & Casino Shuttle (877) 747-5382 isleta.com

ABQ RIDE (505) 243-7433 myabqride.com

Belen

Socorro Shuttle (575) 835-1501 socorronm.gov

Rio Metro Valencia (505) 352-3595 riometro.org

Station Coming Soon

Los Lunas

Isleta Pueblo

Bernalillo Co.

Downtown Albuquerque

Montaño

Los Ranchos Journal Center

Sandia Pueblo

Kewa Pueblo

Santa Fe Co. NM 599

Sandoval Co. / US 550

Zia Road

runs every 7 minutes Monday- Friday.

ABQ RIDE Route 53 - To Isleta Blvd, the Albuquerque Zoo and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

ABQ RIDE Route 217 - To Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) and Kirtland Air Force Base.

ABQ RIDE Route 250 - Airport Express. Direct route to the Albuquerque International Sunport.

Rio Metro Route 505-B - Weekdays to Isleta Pueblo, Los Lunas and Belen. Bus leaves daily at 6:25 a.m. Board this route at Bus Bay “N”.

Other ABQ RIDE Routes - There are nearly 40 other ABQ RIDE bus routes that get you just about anywhere in the city.

For more information, fares and connections not listed, please contact these providers:

Hollywood Casino Shuttle at San Felipe Meets southbound trains 7 days a week. Call for shuttle times.

Rio Metro Route 202 - Weekdays to Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Santa Ana Pueblo, Algodones, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo and the town of Cochiti Lake.

Kewa Station at Santo Domingo Pueblo

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Holiday Schedule

Day After Thanksgiving

Friday, November 27, 2015 - SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Memorial Day

Christmas Eve

Independence Day

Christmas Day

Labor Day Weekend

Day After Christmas

Columbus Day

New Year’s Eve

Veterans Day

New Year's Day

Monday, May 25, 2015 - NO SERVICE

Thursday, December 24, 2015 - WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

Saturday, July 4, 2015 - SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Friday, December 25, 2015 - NO SERVICE

Saturday, September 5, to Monday September 7, 2015 - TBD

Saturday, December 26, 2015- SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Monday, October 12, 2015 - SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 31, 2015 - WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Friday, January 1, 2016 - NO SERVICE

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 26, 2015 - NO SERVICE

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Fares

SYSTEM MAP Santa Fe Depot

(Receive Discount Online)

South Capitol

HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR FARE

Zia Road

Step 1: Count the number of zones Count the number of zones through which you will travel.

Step 2: Pick the type of fare you need Do you want a one-way ticket, a day pass, or a monthly or annual pass? Are you eligible for a reduced fare?

Step 3: Check the chart below and see how much your fare is

Santa Fe Co. NM 599

Kewa Pueblo

FULL FARE 1 zone 2 zones 3 zones 4 zones 5 zones 6 zones

one-way $2 $3 $5 $8 $9 $10

day pass $3 $4 $6 $9 $10 $11

monthly pass $39 $55 $72 $105 $110 $121

annual pass $385 $550 $715 $1045 $1100 $1210

REDUCED FARE 1 zone 2 zones 3 zones 4 zones 5 zones 6 zones

one-way $1 $1 $2 $4 $4 $5

day pass $2 $2 $3 $6 $7 $8

monthly pass $19 $28 $36 $52 $55 $61

annual pass $187 $275 $352 $517 $550 $605

Sandoval Co. / US 550

REDUCED FARES ARE AVAILABLE TO

• Youth ages 10-17 • Students with a valid student ID • Seniors age 62+ • People with disabilities who show: - A Medicare card - An NM Motor Vehicle Department notification - A letter from doctor indicating the disability (with exp. date) - An ABQ RIDE Honored Citizen Card - A Santa Fe Ride Card or Santa Fe Trails Half Fare Card - A disabled veteran ID card

Children

9 and under ride free!

Downtown Bernalillo

Sandia Pueblo Los Ranchos Journal Center Montaño Downtown Albuquerque Bernalillo Co. Isleta Pueblo

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Questions & Answers

How do I buy tickets?

Tickets can be purchased online at nmrailrunner.com or onboard the train from the ticket agents wearing yellow vests. We accept cash, debit and credit cards (except American Express).

Are discounted tickets available?

Reduced fares are available to youth ages 10-17, students with a valid ID, seniors age 62+, and people with disabilities. Children 9 and under ride free. Please see the fare information listed in this magazine for details and a list of acceptable ID cards. Discounted tickets are also available to groups of 25 or more through the Customer Service Department. Call 866-795-RAIL (7245) for information about group travel.

Is my ticket refundable if I don’t use it?

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Can I buy a ticket for someone else?

Yes, you may purchase a ticket for another person. You will need to email the ticket to the person you are buying it for; they can either print it out or show it to the ticket agent on their mobile device.

Is there parking available at the train stations?

Free onsite parking is available at all of the Rail Runner stations with the exception of Downtown ABQ and the Santa Fe Depot. Parking at Downtown ABQ and the Santa Fe Depot is available for a fee at adjacent parking facilities.

Which door do I use to board and exit the train?

You can use any open door to board or exit the train.

Please allow all passengers to exit the train first before boarding.

Are there restrooms on the train?

At least one restroom is available on every New Mexico Rail Runner Express train. Longer trains will have more than one restroom.

Can I bring or buy food on the train?

Passengers are welcome to bring and consume food and beverages (excluding alcohol) on the train. Each train car is equipped with tables on the mezzanine and upper levels. Food and beverages are not available for purchase on the train.

Can I charge my cell phone/laptop/tablet on the train?

Electrical outlets are available for passenger use at each of the tables on the train. Tables are located on the mezzanine and upper levels only.

How do I store my luggage or packages on the train?

Passengers may store luggage or packages under the seat or in the overhead racks. Please do not block an aisle or take up an extra seat with luggage or packages.

Can I take my bicycle on the train? Is there a charge?

Bicycles are welcome on the train. Each New Mexico Rail Runner Express train car has space for up to 8 bicycles. Please store your bike in the designated storage area marked with a bicycle symbol. There is no charge – this is a free service offered to bicyclists.

Are pets allowed on the train?

Pets are not allowed onboard, only service animals.

Can I take a stroller on the train?

Strollers are welcome on the train. Please store large strollers in the bicycle storage area marked with a bicycle symbol.

How old do children need to be to ride alone?

Children must be at least 10 years old to ride the train without a supervising adult.

What happens if I leave something on the train?

If you leave an item on the train, please contact our Customer Service office at 866-795-RAIL (7245), Monday-Friday 8 a.m – 5 p.m.

Lost items are turned in to the Customer Service office and are held for 60 days. If you find an item on the train, please turn it in to a ticket agent or conductor.

How can I find out if the train is delayed?

There are several options for passengers to stay informed about the status of the train. Rider Alerts are posted on the home page of the Rail Runner website. You can sign up to receive text alerts for specific train routes and be notified of any delays longer than 10 minutes. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to receive updates about train delays and other information.

Can I use the train to get to the airport?

Passengers can travel between the Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) and the New Mexico Rail Runner Express using ABQ RIDE buses. Connections are available Monday-Saturday.

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Schedule of Events

For information and detailed schedules for all events call the number listed or visit the organization website.

ONGOING EVENTS Santa Fe Farmers Market Santa Fe Railyard Saturdays 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., year-round Tuesdays 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., May-Nov. Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot.

505-983-4098 santafefarmersmarket.com Railyard Artisan Market Santa Fe Railyard Every Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot.

505-983-4098 artmarketsantafe.com Santa Fe Artists Market Santa Fe Railyard Park Saturdays through November 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot.

505-414-8544 santafeartistsmarket.com Downtown Growers’ Market Robinson Park, Albuquerque Saturdays through Nov. 7 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and take the short walk to 8th St. & Central.

505-243-2230 downtowngrowers.com Rail Yards Market Blacksmith Shop, Albuquerque RailYard 1st – 4th Saturdays, May-October 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and take the short walk to 1st St. & Hazeldine.

505-600-1109 railyardsmarket.org

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Art in the Afternoon Albuquerque Museum Every Saturday 2-5 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and take ABQ RIDE Route 66 or Rapid Ride Red Line westbound to OldTown.

505-243-7255 cabq.gov

APRIL All Month Long Setting the Standard:The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy Exhibit New Mexico History Museum 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Tues. – Sun. Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot and walk to Palace and Lincoln or take the Santa Fe Pickup.

(505) 476-5200 nmhistorymuseum.org All Month Long XOXO: An Exhibit About Love & Forgiveness Explora 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; Noon - 6 p.m. Sun. Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66 or Rapid Ride Red Line westbound to OldTown.

(505) 224-8300 explora.us April 11 Fiestas de Albuquerque OldTown Albuquerque 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66 or Rapid Ride Red Line westbound to OldTown. albuquerqueoldtown.com April 25 Earth Day Celebration Albuquerque Botanic Gardens 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66 or Rapid Ride Red Line westbound to Central andTingley Dr. (505) 764-6214 cabq.gov

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April 23-26 Pueblo Days Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and take ABQ RIDE Route 36 to 12th St. and Indian School Rd. (505) 843-7270 indianpueblo.org

MAY May 4-6 Face the Future Conference Albuquerque Convention Center Times Vary Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and walk toTijeras and 2nd St. facethefuturenow.com May 11-15 Endangered Species Awareness Week Albuquerque Zoo 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 53 westbound to 8th and Atlantic.

(505) 724-6214 cabq.gov May 13-17 Outside Bike & Brew Santa Fe Railyard Times Vary Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot. outsidesantafe.com May 23-24 NativeTreasures Indian Arts Festival Santa Fe Community Convention Center 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot and walk to the Convention Center.

(505) 982-7799 nativetreasures.org May 24 ABQ Blues & Brews Sandia Resort & Casino 3-6 p.m.

Exit the train at the Sandia Pueblo station and take the free shuttle. abqbluesandbrews.com

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Schedule of Events JUNE June 1-7 Albuquerque Film & Music Experience Various Venues &Times The train can connect you to many of the events.

(505) 350-8572 abqfilmx.com

June 21 Bike & BrewTour Albuquerque Routes Rentals &Tours, OldTown 1-4:30 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66 or Rapid Ride Red Line westbound to Central & Rio Grande.

(505) 933-5667 routesrentals.com June 25 The Great Race Vintage Car Rally OldTown Albuquerque 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66 or Rapid Ride Red Line westbound to Central & Rio Grande.

(505) 768-3561 cabq.gov June 26-28 NM Arts & Crafts Fair EXPO New Mexico 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sun. Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and take ABQ RIDE Route 66, 766 or 777 eastbound to Central and San Pedro.

(505) 884-9043 nmartsandcraftsfair.org

JULY July 4 Fourth of July Celebration Daniel Fernandez Park, Los Lunas Parade 9 a.m.; Park Festivities 4 p.m.

Exit the train at the Los Lunas station and walk .5 mile south to the park. loslunasnm.gov

July 11-12 International Folk Art Market Museum Hill Santa Fe 9 a.m – 5 p.m.

Exit the train at the South Capitol station and take the shuttle to the market.

(505) 992-7600 folkartalliance.org

August 28 NM Black EXPO Civic Plaza, Albuquerque 1-9 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and take the short walk toTijeras & 3rd St. (505) 222-9405

July 17 Route 66 Summerfest Nob Hill, Albuquerque 2-10:30 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66 eastbound to Central & Columbia.

(505) 255-1128 route66central.com

September 4 Burning of Zozobra Fort Marcy Park, Santa Fe 3-10 p.m.

Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot and walk to Fort Marcy Park. Buses provided for return trip to the South Capitol station.

855-ZOZOBRA burnzozobra.com

July 25-26 Spanish Market Santa Fe Plaza 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot and walk or take the Santa Fe Pickup (Saturday only) to the Plaza.

(505) 982-2226 spanishcolonial.org

September 5-6 Great Southwest Brew Fest Loretto Park, Bernalillo TimesTBD Exit the train at the Sandoval Co/US 550 station and take the short walk to the entrance of the festival. nmbeer.org

AUGUST August 8 Downtown Summerfest Civic Plaza, Albuquerque 5-10:30 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and take a short walk toTijeras and 3rd St. cabq.gov

SEPTEMBER

September 10-20 New Mexico State Fair EXPO New Mexico 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66, 766 or 777 eastbound to Central and San Pedro.

(505) 265-3976 exponm.com September 12 OldTown Salsa Fiesta OldTown Albuquerque Noon – 7 p.m.

Exit the train at Downtown ABQ and board ABQ RIDE Route 66 or Rapid Ride Red Line westbound to Central & Rio Grande. cabq.gov

August 2-23 Santa Fe Indian Market Santa Fe Plaza 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sun Exit the train at the Santa Fe Depot and walk or take the Santa Fe Pickup (Saturday only) to the Plaza.

I have connected with a lot of good folks I don’t (505) 983-5220 think I would have ever met had I not been riding swaia.org the train.

– Lena Hodges, Belen

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No Excuses: Chalan Finds Rail Runner Helped Unlock His Potential Jeffry Chalan’s world looks a lot different than it did five years ago, and he has the Rail Runner to thank.

“I was depressed and didn’t leave my room for a whole year,” he said from his Cochiti Pueblo home. “After an accident, I got a bone infection and had to have my leg amputated. My whole life seemed like it was over.”

Then, something clicked in his head. He knew he couldn’t drive, and didn’t want to rely on friends and family to take him places. He wanted to be independent enough to get around. After all, he had a very active life before the accident.

“I was a baseball and softball coach,” he said. “I had served in the Navy for four years. I had a job as an independent contractor building and remodeling homes in Santa Fe. Then it all was gone.”

After battling his depression, largely without anyone’s help, Chalan, then 42, found his way out of his room and went to the local library. He researched careers. He read. He found out that there was a Rio Metro bus route that could take him to the Rail Runner Station at Kewa Pueblo.

From there, he could go places. He could get to Albuquerque to visit his grown children. He could get to the Veteran’s Administration offices. He was out of his room and he was ready for more.

“I signed up for classes in criminal justice at Central New Mexico Community College,” he said. “I’ll graduate next year with an Associate Degree. I hope to become a federal probation and parole officer.”

It’s not easy to achieve an advanced degree, and not many college students can hold to Chalan’s schedule. He wakes up by 4:30 a.m. to

catch the 5:40 a.m. Rio Metro bus that takes him to the Kewa station for the 6:19 a.m. train so that he can get to Albuquerque, take a city bus, and be at his first class at CNM by 8 a.m.

Every weekday, Monday through Friday, Chalan gets up and does the work. And when he isn’t in class, he is volunteering. He hopes to someday visit schools to motivate students with his story.

“If I can do it, anyone can do it,” he said. “Whatever your disability, you can do it. If you are an alcoholic, drug addict or you are just lazy, you Jeffry Chalan can turn yourself around. I know it doesn’t seem possible sometimes, but I can honestly say it is. It is possible to restart your life.”

Now that he can get around from point A to point B, Chalan has more to see. He enjoys visiting Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Albuquerque, he said is a little easier because the sidewalks are wider in most places.

“In Santa Fe, sometimes I run into a fire hydrant,” he said, chuckling. “But to be able to look back at how I was five years ago and compare it to now? That just makes me happy. I don’t have any excuses. I can ride the train, catch a bus, go to school. For other people, I would just say, don’t make any excuses.”

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Chama: New Mexico’s Mecca for Year-Round Fun One of the best-kept secrets in New Mexico is the enchanting Village of Chama. Sitting at an elevation of 7,860 feet, Chama is nestled high in the Southern Rockies, just a few miles from the Colorado border.

The historic Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam trains leave the Chama depot daily from Memorial Day weekend to mid-October.

Riding the railroad is a day trip of exhilarating mountain views and fall colors.

Fishing local trout streams and lakes is a leisurely pleasure, and for a real experience, try salmon sagging in November and ice fishing during the winter. Hikers and mountain bikers find many trails, including the Continental Divide Trail nearby. The Sargent’s Wildlife Area surrounds Chama with meadows and trails for hiking and horseback riding. Hunting adventures with reliable guides are close to town.

Chama has a lively Western-style business district with lodging, RV parks and cozy dining establishments. Located at the junction of Highway 17 and U.S. 84 (take the “Chama Highway” out of Española), the Village of Chama is the perfect destination for anyone seeking scenic outdoor recreation.

Cool times in cool pines are the epitome of summer fun in Chama’s cabins and vacation ranches. Crowds gather in Chama for the famous Fourth of July fireworks display. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad offers a fireworks train in the evening. Chama Days, the second weekend of August, is always fun with a softball tournament, NMPRC rodeo, dances and parade.

Oh, yeah, and it’s an absolute mecca for winter sports, too!

Surrounding mountain passes have a reliable base of snow all winter. The varied terrain of the mesas and mountains make the area around Chama ideal for winter recreation. Groomed trails and marked tracks crisscross easily accessible public lands. Cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snow-shoeing, everything but downhill skiing, are abundantly available in Chama’s gorgeous mountains.

Every January, on Martin Luther King weekend, Chama hosts the Chama Chile Ski Classic races. Over the holiday weekend cross-country ski and snowshoe races offer fun for experienced and novice racers.

The Sno-ball Hot Air Balloon Rally fills the sky over Chama the last weekend in February.

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Headlined by the Nationally acclaimed Quebe Sisters, the 13th annual Wildlife Music Festival allows for plenty of time to enjoy the zoo and other park features. Come see the “best outdoor venue for bluegrass in New Mexico” and enjoy music from James Reams & The Barnstormers, and Dave Stamey.

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Train Safety Top Priority Safety and security on the train is a top priority for the Rail Runner Express, and always has been. The Rio Metro Regional Transit District and the New Mexico Rail Runner Express made that commitment from day one. Rail Runner crew and operators undergo thorough training to ensure that your riding experience is as safe and secure as possible.

Have you seen Trax – the cheerful roadrunner mascot who often rides the train and even more often appears at schools and other gatherings to remind people about train safety? The back story of this friendly roadrunner is that he came from the Rio Grande River Valley where he spent his days catching mice, lizards and even snakes. Like the Rail Runner, locals revere the roadrunner—New Mexico’s State Bird—for its courage, strength, speed and endurance. He is often seen around schools and community events promoting rail safety and spreading the fun of rail travel. He will make several appearances this summer at Isotopes Park, joining his fellow mascot, Orbit, from the Isotopes baseball team.

Trax’s mantra is this: “Any time you’re near train tracks, stay focused and stay alive.” The Rail Runner works in conjunction with Operation Lifesaver, a national, non-profit organization developed to promote train safety and awareness. With the train safety message provided by Operation Lifesaver, Rail Runner staff members have visited more than 400 schools, senior centers, state/county fairs, scout troops, museums, churches, libraries, driver’s education classes, professional drivers, bus drivers, and many other groups and locations in order to educate the public about railway safety.

In addition, police, fire, EMT, and other emergency response agencies are consistently educated through a variety of outreach methods, including classroom instruction, hands-on training and train equipment tours, head-end train rides, and mock-emergency drills. The Rail Runner Express works with emergency responders throughout the Belen-to-Santa Fe corridor to ensure that all of our lifesavers are educated about the unique characteristics and possible risks associated with railroad right-of-way issues, Rail Runner train cars and locomotives, evacuation techniques, emergency exits, emergency contacts, and many other possible lifesaving techniques and practices.

“Once every two years, I invite all emergency responders along the corridor for a hands-on equipment familiarization with the Rail Runner, Amtrak, and BNSF, as well as classroom education,” says Stephanie Paiz, Rail Runner Safety Officer. “That year we also have a full scale disaster exercise.

The year in between, I send a letter offering any emergency response agency to come to our yard and have their own hands-on experience.”

All presentations are free and they’re given throughout the communities along the train corridor. “I’ll go to schools, talk with the kids and show them pictures of people walking on the tracks or putting things on the tracks, and explain why that’s so dangerous.

They’re very responsive.

They’re very bright in this area; it’s almost like they’re teaching me. Some

of those schools I go back to every year.

We have a good relationship,” she says. “We’re doing a big campaign along with Rio Metro Marketing Department to get that relationship stronger with other schools.”

Lately, Stephanie and her presenters have been taking Trax to the schools.

“He sure gets their attention. They get excited and I get excited. If we’re doing a whole assembly, he’s out there with us. Most recently, we took him

out to the Zia Pueblo School; they were great kids. We did K-4 and then 5-8. That was actually a special one,” she says. “The principal asked us to talk about bullying, too. They were really attentive. They were some of the best students I’ve seen in the state.”

She and her helpers also go to senior centers and civic groups. “We have a lot of presenters in Operation Lifesaver; we go wherever we’ve been asked.

We have posters and videos that are age-appropriate.”

For more information about Operation Lifesaver, visit www.oli.org.

For more information about the Rail Runner’s safety initiatives, or to schedule a presentation for your classroom, civic group, employment center, boy/girl scout troop, or any number of other gatherings, contact Stephanie Paiz, at spaiz@mrcog-nm.gov. continued on page 45

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Something New at the New Mexico History Museum

By Cindra Kline

The 1970s saw an end to the Fred Harvey presence with both the demolition of The Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque (opened in 1901), and the end of the Beginning in the 1880s, the enterprises of the Fred Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. The original location of the Alvarado Harvey Company dominated the railroad, hotel and Hotel is now the Alvarado Transportation Center, a stop for the Rail Runner, eateries across New Mexico and the American West.

ABQ Ride, Amtrak and Greyhound.

Harvey’s heyday ran through the 1940s, taking its Navajo Silver For the New Mexico History Museum, such a complex, wide-reaching Courtesy of The Museum final run decades later, but Santa Fe claims a unique legacy was no small feat to capture within the context of New Mexico’s own of New Mexico. niche in history for the Harvey legacy: it helped drive unique history. (Add paragraph below).The word “curate” has become very the direction of Native American jewelry and crafts trendy. But being a young, real-life museum curator poses unique challenges, as an industry. one of which is overseeing the acquisition of materials. To this end, Meredith At the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe, Davidson has been thoroughly enjoying her role. a new exhibit, Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey “I am incredibly lucky to be a curator this early in my career,” says Company and Its Legacy, is keeping the name alive.

Davidson, a New Mexico native. “Plans to revive the mezzanine were The New Mexico History Museum is within walking underway when I started, but it was handed to me as one of my first projects. distance from the La Fonda Hotel, which recently The challenge to ‘summarize Fred Harvey’ posed a unique challenge. The Byron Harvey’s watch, underwent historically accurate renovations. Layers name is well known in this region, but to present the essence of all that is, and interior and face. of paint were peeled away to reveal original, white is related to, Fred Harvey in a relatively small space – 1,200 square feet – was window ledges - not the turquoise color frequently seen on doors and windows daunting. We focus upon inserting turning points for New Mexico and the in the Southwest. La Fonda was one of the starting points where tourists company, yet provide a context for those who’ve never heard of Fred Harvey. experienced the authentic Southwest through ‘Indian Detours.’

“For example, we highlight the Harvey Girls being invented in Raton in the 1880s,”Davidson explains, “ What’s great about this community is that there are so many people delving into aspects of the Harvey story that it’s keeping it alive.”

Finding the right items for the venue was essential. After a grand opening S AN TA F E ’ S NE W P L AC E TO ME E T . . . celebration on December 7, 2014, the mezzanine now showcases many unique items, including the former Alvarado Hotel’s track sign, and “sweet little years of service pins,” says Davidson. The pins, worn by Harvey Girls, vary over a span of 25 years. And finding such items is in large part due to the private holdings of Fred Harvey descendants and the discovery of a major collection, extraordinarily comprehensive in its scope.

“The Skip Gentry Fred Harvey Memorabilia Collection very generously loaned us some incredible pieces,” says Davidson. “His daughter, Danyelle, is overseeing his collection, and we feel very lucky.”

That inventory includes a staggering amount of material, from signed menus and scripts (“The Harvey Girls,” a 1946 MGM musical, starring Judy Garland) to dishes and railroad contracts. Jewelry featuring Fred Harvey’s thunderbird logo is a category unto itself, yet Gentry sought it all, and his daughter is adamant that everything ultimately goes to one final destination.

S “My dad wanted this stuff to go to a museum,” says Danyelle Gentry E AN Petersen. “And I believe his collection belongs in New Mexico. He spent every T A F August out here at the shows. It was a huge part of his life.”

While late August is known for Indian Market, WWW.R AILYARDSANTAFE .COM collectors and dealers of older Native American and Southwest materials flock to the state for a long list of shows that start at the beginning of the month. A big focus of those shows is vintage silver and turquoise jewelry. losriosriverrunners.com “The jewelry is its own thing,” clarifies Petersen. “My dad had Rio Grande a watch from 1892 belonging to the Harvey family – prominently & Chama displayed at the history Adventures museum’s mezzanine show. One 575-776-8854 of my favorite contributions is a pair of Art Deco watch fobs Rabbit Ashtray featuring the Harvey thunderbird Jack Courtesy of The design. They are made by the Museum of New Mexico. same silversmith, essentially identical, and both feature the continued on page 41 34 www.nmrailrunner.com | www.travelnewmex.com | SPRING • SUMMER 2015

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Admission for all six museums is $5.

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FORT STANTON LIVE! Saturday, July 11th

This event for the entire family features a military ball, living history reenactments, lectures, garrison camp tours, live music, and much more from the days of yester-year.

Fort Stanton Historic Site 7 mi. SE of Capitan near U.S. 380 575.354.0341 Open seven days a week.

Grounds open daily 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Museum Hours: January and February Mon–Thu 11:00am to 3:00pm Fri and Sat 10:00am to 4:00pm Sun 12:00pm to 4:00pm Call to confirm times or for weather closures.

March to December Mon–Sat 10:00am to 4:00pm Sun 12:00pm to 4:00pm Adults free; donations appreciated.

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A great place to live, learn, play and shop!

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The Very Large Array, one of the world’s premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico.

Bosque del Apache was established in 1939 New Mexico Tech was ranked to provide a critical stopover for migrating among the nation’s top 50 waterfowl, the refuge is well known for the best value public universities thousands of sandhill cranes, geese and by the Princeton Review. other waterfowl that winter here each year.

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Socorro: Enchanting Treasure in Southern N.M. Socorro means “help,” which is what the Spanish settlers led by the pioneer Don Juan de Oñate in 1598 received from the Piro Indians in the region after traversing a section of the Nuevo Mejico trail so arid and mean that the conquistadores had given it the name Jornada del Muerte, journey of the death. In the little valley by the Rio Grande, these travelers found help, so Oñate ordered some settlers to remain there and establish an outpost, 22 years before the Mayflower landed on the East Coast.

The adobe mission church they started building in 1615, San Miguel, reflected their sense of gratitude. They first named it ”Our Lady of Help,” but after a mysterious stranger saved it and the cowering settlers inside from some insurrectionist rowdies in the 18th century, they decided they’d received divine intercession from the Archangel Michael and changed the name. In a particularly serendipitous moment in time, descendants of those helpful Piro Indians danced at a re-consecration last year after a $1.1 million, four-year restoration job.

Socorro is an outdoor-recreation haven. Escondido Lake and Park offers fishing and camping, RV hookups, tent sites, bathrooms and potable water.

Box Canyon Recreation Area is a popular site for camping, hiking and rock climbing. Elephant Butte Dam and its recreation sites are to the south. The annual USAT-sanctioned Chile Harvest Triathlon has a growing reputation among triathletes and is slated this year for Aug. 8. It begins with a sprint race and a youth race on Friday, Aug. 7, and the adult triathlon, which kicks off at the city pool on Saturday.

Interior Lands – was the official “Road from Spain,” bringing the first colonists to the region beginning in 1598. The trail brought thousands of Spanish and Mexican colonists to New Mexico until the arrival of the railroad in the late 19th century. The roots of the unique culture, history and people of New Mexico are in the Camino Real. El Camino Real is a San Miguel Church National Historic Trail. The historic trail museum contains award-winning exhibits and artifacts presenting the history and heritage of the trail and life in Mexico and New Mexico during the colonial era.

Socorro really is a year-round destination for the celebration of all that is best in New Mexico.

City of Socorro, (575) 835-0240; socorronm.gov

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Locales for less strenuous nature-walking also exist. In Socorro’s historic district, beautiful Elfego Baca Heritage Park is where you’ll learn about one of New Mexico’s legendary lawmen, and serene Isidro Baca Park honors Socorroans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

There’s a thriving contemporary arts scene in downtown Socorro, where amazing galleries like Vertu Fine Art – in a classic old adobe building – are attracting visitors and locals alike. The annual downtown Art Stroll is scheduled for Dec. 5.

Socorro also is home to New Mexico Tech University, which evolved out of the School of Mines. It is one of American education’s best-kept secrets. Its departments in lightning research, explosives/technology, petroleum hydrocarbon studies (geology/engineering/geophysics), hydrology, astrophysics and anti-terrorism technology rival any in the country – at much less expensive tuition rates! Check out the beautiful campus with its duck pond, gorgeous golf course, famous Estcorn Observatory and fascinating Mineral Museum.

The national Very Large Array, one of the world’s premier astronomical radio observatories, which consists of 27 25-meter-diameter radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration, is located on the Plains of San Agustin 50 miles west of Socorro.

Of ornithological interest is the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with bird and wildlife viewing opportunities, where thousands of sandhill cranes (and the occasional whoopers), snow geese, bald eagles and other birds overwinter in fields and marshes each year. The Festival of the Cranes just before Thanksgiving celebrates the arrival of the “birds of heaven” with guided tours, unparalleled photography opportunities and lectures. Bosque del Apache is a true conservation success story. In 2009, the count of sandhill cranes overwintering at the refuge topped 17,000, compared with the inaugural count in 1940 of 17. For the wild birds of North America, Socorro also is an oasis.

If that’s not enough, Socorro, right in the middle of the state and an easy commute to Albuquerque to the north and Las Cruces to the south, also is garnering an increasing awareness among collectors as an arts-andcrafts town. The state El Camino Real Heritage Center, to the south on I-25 between Socorro and Truth or Consequences, recalls early Spanish colonial times. El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro – The Royal Road to the

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La Vida Llena Brims With Retirement Options If your vacation plans include scouting a possible retirement location, Albuquerque – with its gorgeous blue skies, mild climate and vital, multicultural lifestyle – is definitely a place to look. And if you’re looking for a convenient place to establish a new lifestyle, La Vida Llena is a place you must check out. La Vida Llena means “The Full Life,” and that describes living in La Vida Llena.

The joint effort of four Albuquerque-area congregations, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist and St. Paul’s Lutheran, this not-for-profit corporation was founded in 1979 to guide the development of a non-

denominational retirement community. The vision was to create a unique retirement community that offered an active, secure and rewarding independent lifestyle. La Vida Llena became Albuquerque’s only LifeCare retirement community and during the past 36 years has more than doubled in size. Now, with two related campuses, one in Albuquerque and another being built in suburban Rio Rancho, it has won awards for its facilities and services, staying true to the original vision.

The complete spectrum of care for life in retirement is available. There are comfortable independent living apartments of various sizes, including independent townhome living in the “casitas.” The unique aspect of LifeCare is the availability of long-term care services on site, including full nursing care to high-end assisted living residential apartments and memory care.

La Vida Llena is recognized as one of the leading progressive senior living alternatives within New Mexico.

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In short, La Vida Llena may be just the ticket—your ticket to a fuller, more exhilarating senior life than you had believed possible!

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Explore History Where it Happened, On Site New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Whether you are in New Mexico to experience rich culture, history or vistas, there is very little room for debate that you are someplace very special.

Few places can boast a history as rich and unique as that of the Land of Enchantment. New Mexico Historic Sites offers seven storied places where the past is particularly palpable. The sites speak for themselves and transcend history – from indigenous people, Spanish conquistadors, Civil War soldiers and the men and women of the Wild West.

Take to the highway and explore New Mexico history on la tierra, our land.

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little town of Lincoln. This is the former, and still famous, stomping ground of notorious William H. Bonney, Billy the Kid. He was a real person who has been placed in folklore as one of the most prolific criminals of the Wild West.

The Kid is long gone, but Lincoln remains as one of the best-preserved Western towns in the country. There are about 40 buildings in the town that look much like they did more than 130 years ago. Lincoln’s most visible historic site is 10 miles from Fort Stanton, which also is worth a visit.

Many visitors choose to visit both sites in one trip. For more information, visit http:// nmmonuments.org/lincoln.

Fort Stanton Historic Site Off of N.M. Highway 220, near Lincoln, sits Fort Stanton, one of the most authentic military posts in the United States.

Established in 1855, Fort Stanton is one of the most intact 19th-century military forts in the country and is the best preserved fort in the state. The 240-acre site once played roles in the Indian and Civil wars. Even if visitors aren’t military history buffs, they will experience Fort Stanton’s setting in the beauty of the Lincoln National Forest and the Sacramento Mountain foothills.

Over its 150-year history, Fort Stanton was an integral part of westward expansion and the state’s western era of lawlessness (Billy the Kid), the Lincoln County War, a tuberculosis epidemic (1920s), the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, and the internment of German sailors during World War II. For more information, visit http://nmmonuments.org/ fort-stanton.

Coronado Historic Site Off of U.S. Highway 550, just west of the town of Bernalillo, is Coronado Monument. It’s set in the high desert along the banks of the Rio Grande and is glorious at sunset almost any time of the year. Coronado is a first-contact site, similar to Jamestown, Virginia (1607) or Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620), but dating to 1540. Coronado was the locale for the state’s first contact between Europeans and Native Americans, specifically the Spanish and the Tiwa, in this region of North America.

At Coronado, visitors can see 500-year-old Kuaua murals and enter the Painted Kiva, which provides a glimpse of the Tiwa’s religious ways and their people. Tiwa is still mostly shrouded in secrecy today.

In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado – with 500 soldiers and 2,000 Indian allies from New Spain – entered the Rio Grande valley somewhere near this site. He was searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Instead of treasure, he found a dozen villages inhabited by prosperous native farmers.

In addition to its historical value, Coronado is a nice place to take in a family picnic under a ramada with magnificent views of the Rio Grande and Sandia Mountains. For more information, visit http://nmhistoricsites.org/ coronado.

Jemez Historic Site Off of N.M. Highway 4, and set in the Jemez Mountains and the Santa Fe National Forest, this historic site was the place where the Franciscan mission system played a role in the colonization of New Mexico, the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and New Mexico as we see it today.

Gisewa is an ancestral village of the present-day Jemez Pueblo, a sovereign nation of 3,400 members, about 60 percent of whom live on tribal land. Gisewa is a Towa word that translates to “village by the sulphur,” referring to the nearby hot springs in the area.

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Fred Harvey sales sticker on the back. Because he had two, the museum was able to feature both, one from the front and the other from the back.”

While the show features approximately 30 of Skip Gentry’s pieces, currently on long-term loan, Petersen says there are over 5,000 items in Gentry’s overall collection. “Beau Gentry, my brother, is a photographer and he recently spent 3 days here shooting 900 pictures. We didn’t even make a dent,” she laughs.

Among her father’s pride and joy was paper ephemera, including a rare service contract, dated September 1896, granting equipment permission for Harvey restaurants and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. “It’s the original contract granting Harvey exclusive rights to operate everything, including hotels, their ‘eating houses,’ railroad dining cars and newsstands,” she says. “He cherished finding that. He loved everything, and collected for 35 years - right down to their milk bottle caps.”

“It was his dream and goal to keep his collection together,” Petersen continues. “I am not piecing it out. (Add paragragh below).

The opening last December in Santa Fe, and seeing her father’s items on display, was a thrilling moment.

“My birthday is in August, and we’d joke because he was always gone that day. For him, August meant New Mexico. He loved everything about the state and its history.

“Seeing his collection end up in New Mexico is the best gift I could ever give to myself.” She adds, “Dad is here with me, and he would be 1000 percent happy.”

The New Mexico History Museum, located at 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501. nmhistorymuseum.org; Tel: 505-476-5200 Directions From Santa Fe Depot, take the free shuttle to the Plaza in Santa Fe; or walk north on Guadalupe, turn right on San Francisco to Lincoln Avenue off the Plaza.

Summer Spanish Market July 25–26, 2015 On the Historic Santa Fe Plaza ¡Viva La Cultura! Events July 21-26, 2015

The Harvey House Museum in Belen If you’re traveling down south be sure and visit the Harvey House Museum in Belen. In 1910 the Santa Fe railroad built a Harvey House restaurant right by the railroad tracks. It contained a large lunchroom, a more formal dining room, a newsstand, kitchen facilities, Harvey House Museum a bakery and sleeping rooms in Belen upstairs for the Harvey Girls who served the meals.

That Harvey House is still standing today. Inside you can find hundreds of memorabilia pertaining to the Harvey House and the Santa Fe Railway, as well as exhibits on early local businesses in Belen.

“From “A History of Aprons” (June 20-July 4) to the “Bug Light Display” (Nov. 28-Dec. 31) the museum has an eclectic exhibit calendar. “Last year the Bugg Light Display attracted over 10,000 visitors,” says Ronnie Torres, Museum Technician.

The museum is located just south of the Belen Rail Runner station. Call 505-861-0581 for more information.

TheMuseum of Spanish Colonial Art presents Blue on Blue: Indigo and Cobalt in New Spain Open through March 2016

Winter Spanish Market November 27–28, 2015

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The stone ruins of Jemez are some of the best-preserved ruins in the American Southwest. For more information, visit http:// nmmonuments.org/jemez.

Fort Selden Historic Site In the Chihuahuan Desert off U.S. Interstate 25 is the ghostly adobe ruins of Fort Selden. Near the town of Radium Springs, this historic site was built in 1865 to protect American settlers from thieves and Apache raiders, particularly those along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, or Royal Road to the Interior.

The 1600-mile land route connected Mexico City in the south with the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh (formerly San Juan Pueblo) in the north. Fort Selden marked the last place travelers could find vegetation and water before embarking on the unforgiving stretch of the road known as the Jornada del Muerto, or Journey of Death heading north.

By 1891, the railroad had made the Camino Real obsolete, and Fort Selden was abandoned. The Army gathered all the wood, windows and other fixtures from these adobe buildings to be repurposed at other forts or sold. Now, these adobe walls are melting into the desert floor, offering visitors a last glimpse of another time. For more information, visit http:// nmmonuments.org/fort-selden.

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El Camino Real Historic Trail Site Another site off Interstate 25, near Fort Selden, is a stretch of El Camino Real, one of the earliest trade routes through New Mexico.

Near the quaint little town of San Antonio, this 300-year-old road has been described as the longest and most extensive archaeological site complexes in New Mexico and is the earliest Euro-American trade route in the United States.

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (the Royal Road to the Interior) was the main north-south artery for commerce with Mexico and was used until the railroad arrived in 1878.

Established by Don Juan de Oñate in 1598, El Camino Real used numerous earlier trade routes established by Mesoamerican and North American tribes. The road stretched 1,600 miles from Veracruz, inland through Mexico City, north to Chihuahua, through El Paso, to Socorro, Albuquerque and Santa Fe and on to the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh.

Historically, this road led to the exchange of culture, foods, ideas, languages, materials and faiths. Today, El Camino Real is only intermittently visible as ruts in the desert lying parallel to US I-25.For more information, visit http://nmmonuments.org/el-camino-real.

Bosque Redondo The site of one of the grimmest chapters in New Mexico history is the Bosque Redondo Historic Site, near Fort Sumner off of U.S. Highway 60.

The state’s Eastern plains surround the grounds and a museum. Over the course of two years, the United States army captured an estimated 10,000 Navajo and forced them to walk 450 miles from their homeland in the Four Corners area to the Bosque Redondo Reservation, a tragedy known as the Long Walk.

Mescalero Apaches were taken prisoner, too, and by 1864, the reservation held more than 8,500 Navajo and nearly 500 Mescalero Apache.

Many suffered and died during the journey. More died at the reservation from exposure, disease and starvation. The Bosque Redondo Memorial honors the people who suffered and died here, as well as those who lived, eventually returning to their homelands to heal themselves and restore their way of life. For more information, visit http://nmmonuments.org/ bosque-redondo.

Any of the seven sites brings with it a unique look and learning experience about New Mexico. Visiting a New Mexico historic site promises to grant visitors a deepera understanding of those who have gone before us and helped make us who we are today.

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Los Lunas Saves Memories One of the most interesting spots to visit along the Rail Runner Express corridor is right at the southern end—the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Art, in the town of Los Lunas. The museum is within walking distance of the train station, only a few blocks away.

The Museum, a city entity, connects visitors to the rich history of Los Lunas, surrounding communities and the state of New Mexico. The Museum provides exhibitions and programs that enable its visitors to understand and learn from the past in ways that enrich their present lives and help them shape a better future, Director Cynthia Shetter says.

To do this, the Los Lunas Museum: • Collects the oral histories, photos and artifacts of long-time area residents and businesses • Preserves and archives the oral histories and artifacts collected • Provide an educational outlet by exhibiting selected histories, arts, traveling displays and sponsoring guest speakers • Provides genealogical materials in electronic and hard-copy format for research purposes.

The oral history component is, naturally, one of the most important, since it provides a bank for the irreplaceable memories of old-timers in the area. “Our oral history program is going strong!” says Museum specialist Andrea Chavez. “Our mission states that we collect the oral histories, photos and artifacts of long-time area residents and businesses.

We strive to preserve and archive the collections. We regularly interview area residents at the Museum. We have completed more than 70 interviews to date.”

“We are slowly uploading our collection to the University of New Mexico Library digital collection (http://econtent. unm.edu/cdm/ landingpage/ collection/loslunas),” Chavez explains.

“Through our oral history program we have community The Village of Los Lunas refurbished a 1930s members that allow Works Progress Administration (WPA) building us access to images to create the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Arts. During the remodel they kept historic and old documents from the local area. elements such as adobe walls and the pictured fireplace and hearth. Photo by the Los Lunas We digitize those Museum. and load them to the database so they can be accessed from any internet-connected computer.

This allows family or community members who may have moved away to visit our collection wherever they are. We will eventually have all of our interviews digitized and uploaded to the site,” she adds.

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TRAX TOP TIPS FOR TRAIN SAFETY Look twice.

Look both ways and listen before crossing the tracks. Expect a train at any time and from either direction. Never use the train tracks as a short cut, sidewalk, or a walking path.

Heads up!

Avoid dangerous distractions such as texting, loud music, or headphones that would prevent you from hearing an approaching train.

Just wait.

Don’t ever try to “beat” a train.

An approaching train is closer and moving faster than you think.

Don’t assume the Engineer sees you, and NEVER step in front of a train for any reason. Remember that approaching trains are always closer and moving faster than they appear. Always yield the right-of-way to a train.

See something? Say something.

Stand back.

Always stay behind the yellow lines at train stations. Enter or exit a station platform at designated areas.

Report suspicious packages, activities, and/or persons by calling 911, or by pushing the red emergency call button on at station kiosks.

Stay off the tracks.

Finally, if you’re driving, stay off the tracks and it cannot be said often enough: never, never, never try to beat a train. Even if you tie, you lose. Those barriers are there to save your life. The train you see is closer and faster-moving than you think. If you see a train approaching, wait for it to go by before you proceed across the tracks. Because of its size, it takes a train a much longer distance to come to a stop than any automobile. It is much easier to move a car than to stop a train.

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Route 66 Casino: Where A Whole Lotta Fun Awaits Route 66 Casino Hotel is the ultimate destination for a fun-filled day or weekend getaway. Experience the excitement of gaming, indulge in award-winning cuisine, feel the energy of live entertainment, and shop for nostalgic memorabilia all in one place. The best part is you can stay the night and do it all over again. Fun, food and entertainment around every corner is just a hop, skip and scenic 15-minute drive west of downtown Albuquerque on Interstate 40.

Route 66 is a desert oasis, just off the iconic mother road, where a whole lotta fun and adventure await you. Imagine being surrounded by an electronic playground full of over 1,700 classic and themed slot machines waiting to thrill all of your senses. If you’re looking to sharpen your social skills, try one of the 20 action-packed table games, or practice your poker face in the Irish-themed poker room.

And if “Bingo is calling your name-o” you will be right at home in the 500-seat bingo hall.

Experience bingo like never before. Every Friday and Saturday night the jams are cranked and the hall is transformed into a glowing array of card-daubing action – this is not your ordinary bingo.

All this excitement is sure to stir up an appetite. Fulfill that sensation in one of Route 66’s award-winning food and beverage venues. Feast your eyes on over 200 taste sensations from around the world at Buffet 66. Voted best buffet in Albuquerque, Buffet 66 features live-action cooking and nine international food and drink stations. Are you craving something a little bolder? Take a walk on the rustic side at Thunder Road Steakhouse and Cantina. Located in the heart of the casino, this multi-level restaurant serves up sizzling steaks, spicy tacos and specialty drinks from the well-stocked tequila bar.

Kick-start your meal with freshly made tortillas or dip into one of the complementary salsas available in a variety of flavors.

Conveniently located by the hotel, Main Street Restaurant & Bar is the perfect place to grab breakfast or order a home-style special. Bop into Johnny Rockets for classic All-American favorites. Enjoy a cheeseburger and milkshake in a 50s inspired atmosphere complete with diner style seating and oldies music.

If you’re looking to simply whet your whistle, swing by the 360 Lounge, Poker Pub or Main Street Bar and ask about the drink specials.

Every month Route 66 proudly presents Albuquerque with some of the best names in entertainment. Headlining acts like Willie Nelson, Tony Bennett and ZZ Top have rocked the Legends Theater stage. The 2,800-seat venue offers audiences a unique opportunity to experience intimate performances from a variety of entertainers including; comedians, rock legends, country superstars, and premier tribute bands. You can also catch the best in local entertainment performing live, every weekend, on the bar-top stage in Thunder Road.

The fun doesn’t have to end when the sun goes down. Re-energize in one of the newly renovated rooms at Route 66 Hotel. The hotel has been refreshed from ceiling to floor with all new decor, furniture and little comforts to make your stay a memorable one. Enjoy amenities from top brands like Simmons Beautyrest®, Starbucks®, and Bath & Body Works. Plus with on-site hourly child care and a non-violent arcade available at Kids Quest & Cyber Quest, the entire family can get its kicks at Route 66.

To think, just west of the Rio Grande lies a truly a unique entertainment experience. Route 66 Casino Hotel brings the best in food, fun and fortune to one convenient location. For more information on upcoming happenings, visit rt66casino.com.

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