Shawn Ryu
Conductor
For Music City Stars did you consider the fact that it has only 5 stations and is 1/3 the length of the Rail Runner? Thats a big factor.Given the difference in population, the Rail Runner seems to be doing OK. It's a start up operation. I think the Nashville/Music City Star is behind the RAil Runner in passengers. There's more people living in the Heritage and North Central suburbs than in all of New Mexico.
Chicago commuter rail has been around for more than 100 years, so train riding is part of the local culture. It will take a decade or so for New Mexicans to make the train part of their daily lives.