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Rail Runner damage settlements reach nearly $8M

By Barry Massey
Published August 18, 2014 7:13pm ET
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Rail Runner damage settlements reach nearly $8M
This Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 photo, the Rail Runner Express locomotive stands at the depot in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico has paid nearly $8 million to settle damage claims against the state-owned commuter rail system, since it began operating in 2006, according to General Service Department records. The payments include about $4 million for wrongful death claims for car-train accidents in Valencia County, N.M. that killed three people in 2007. (AP Photo/Barry Massey) | Barry Massey

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s commuter rail service has received a free ride while taxpayers have shelled out nearly $8 million to settle damage claims against the Rail Runner Express, according to state records.

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