ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Construction has begun on the project for Albuquerque’s Rail Yards connecting students to New Mexico’s booming film industry. It’s supposed to get hundreds of people working out of the long quiet site near downtown and It may be the biggest development for the city’s massive longstanding Rail Yards project. “It was about seven years ago when this whole facility was under a master plan contract,” said Mayor Tim Keller.
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Part of the project has involved fixing floors, the roof, and the courtyards. “These have been the city investments leading up to this,” said Keller.
Now, the next step of the project is beginning, a film training center inside of one of the site’s biggest buildings. Central New Mexico Community College and the City of Albuquerque are working to completely remodel the Rail Yards’ old boiler shop. “We’re excited to build I would say two boxes in a box,” said CNM President, Tracy Hartzler.