The answer: Maybe. The City of Albuquerque has hired HDR Incorporated as an engineer for the city's Modern Streetcar Project. The idea is to run a street car line from Old Town to the Nob Hill district on Central Avenue, which is old Route 66 (an artist's rendering of the project is shown above). This … Continue reading Are streetcars coming to Albuquerque?
Category: Railroad
Old steam locomotive will make two stops on Route 66
Ace Jackalope of The Lope blog has informed me that an old Union Pacific steam locomotive is going to make a couple stops in Route 66 towns during its tour this spring. On May 7, locomotive #844 will be in Tucumcari, N.M., at the old train depot at 100 Railroad Ave. from 9 to 9:30 … Continue reading Old steam locomotive will make two stops on Route 66