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Unser Racing Museum

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Unser Racing Museum, Albuquerque NM
Unser Racing Museum, Albuquerque NM

The Unser Racing Museum is a non-profit museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States that celebrates the accomplishments of New Mexico's native auto racing family, the Unsers. The museum celebrates multiple generations of Unsers, from patriarch Jerry Unser, to Al Unser III and Mariana Unser as well. Opened in 2005, the main building is shaped like a steering wheel. It features multiple exhibits, and actual racecars driven by the Unsers. There is also a rotating exhibit, featuring a new racing aspect every few months. The museum is set to close in May 2023, with the collection moving to the larger Museum of American Speed in Nebraska.

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Unser Racing Museum
Montaño Road Northwest, Albuquerque Los Griegos

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Montaño Road Northwest 1776
87107 Albuquerque, Los Griegos
New Mexico, United States
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Unser Racing Museum, Albuquerque NM
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Montaño station
Montaño station

Montaño is a station on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line on Montaño Rd. between Edith Blvd. and Second St., in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The station opened on April 7, 2014, marking the end of construction of the Montaño Transit Center. The station platform and shelters were built in pueblo-revival style, and features green technology, such as LED lighting and solar panels. The platform itself can accommodate a maximum of five rail cars, correcting a problem that arose with other stations along the route concerning inadequate space for passenger cars. The parking lot offers some sheltered parking structures, as well as bicycle lockers. Bus bays have been created to accommodate current transit service to the station and allow for expansion of bus service to the Montaño Transit Center at an undisclosed future date. The transit center is designed to link residents in the north valley neighborhoods to both ABQ RIDE and the Rail Runner, and to relieve overcrowded parking lots at the Los Ranchos/Journal Center station.Starting January 11, passengers can transfer to ABQ RIDE route 157, which serves both Cottonwood and Coronado malls, and Kirtland Air Force Base. The station is also served by the NMDOT Park and Ride Purple route. Each of the stations contains an icon to express each community's identity. The icon representing this station represents is a leaf from a cottonwood tree, which is native to the Rio Grande region.