New Mexico rail plan includes safety improvements and passenger rail service expansion

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Could it someday be possible to travel between Albuquerque and Las Cruces by train? New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) released its 20-year Rail Plan, which talks about the possibility of new passenger trains.

It would be a whole new way to travel up and down New Mexico. While a new passenger railway won’t happen anytime soon, transportation officials are thinking about what it would take, to make it a reality.

“Right now, the price tag to study it further is actually pretty high and obviously constructing it would be a very high price tag as well. However, it’s always something you want to keep in mind,” said Executive Director of Modal Programs for NMDOT David Harris…

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