Los Ranchos/Journal Center (Rail Runner station)

Infobox Station
name=Los Ranchos/Journal Center
type=Rail Runner Express commuter rail station

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North Valley, NM
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Los Ranchos/Journal Center is a station on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line in North Valley, New Mexico.

It is located just south of Paseo del Norte between Second and Edith. It serves residents of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and the North Valley. The station opened on July 14, 2006 as one of the three original stations on the line along with Sandoval County/US 550 and Downtown Albuquerque.

Passengers can transfer to ABQRide Route 151, which serves the Jefferson corridor and Rio Rancho. The station has free parking.

Each of the Rail Runner stations contains an icon to express each community's identity. The icon representing this station is a horse, representing the importance of horse travel and farming in the region.

Trivia

* The Rail Runner was featured on "MythBusters" solving a popular myth that the vortex of wind a train creates can pick up a person standing close to the tracks. The Mythbusters tested and performed their myth at this station. The episode debuted on November 8, 2006.

External links

* [http://www.nmrailrunner.com/los_ranchos.asp Stations, Los Ranchos/Journal Center] "Official Rail Runner site"