Orbit to Ride the Rails With New Mexico Rail Runner

The Albuquerque Isotopes beloved mascot Orbit will hop aboard the New Mexico Rail Runner for two exciting trips tomorrow, May 6 and next Wednesday, May 13 during which he will be greeting passengers and handing out Isotopes pocket schedules.

Tomorrow, Orbit will take the #513 Rail Runner from downtown Albuquerque, departing at 4:25 PM for Belen. He will return to Albuquerque on the #520 train from Belen to the Downtown Albuquerque station.

Next Wednesday, Orbit will get on the train at 4:10 PM at the Santa Fe Depot Station and ride the #511 Rail Runner south to the Downtown Albuquerque station. To join Orbit on either of his trips, visit www.nmrailrunner.com or call (866) 795-RAIL.

Albuquerque returns home this Friday, May 8 for another great homestand against the New Orleans Zephyrs, Triple-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins. On tap for the weekend is a T-shirt giveaway on Friday, an appearance by the Zooperstars! on Saturday, and a Mother's Day / Orbit Birthday celebration on Sunday.

Tickets for any Isotopes game may be purchased at the Isotopes Park Box Office, at Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or on-line www.albuquerquebaseball.com or www.ticketmaster.com.