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Park and Ride 50, 000th passenger wins all expense paid trip

Michael Chavarria of Nuclear Materials Science (NMT-16) steps out of a Park and Ride commuter bus after he was selected as the 50, 000th passenger to use the service. "I've never won anything in my life and I will definitely enjoy the trip," said Chavarria, referring to the trip to Laughlin, Nev., which he received from the New Mexico Department of Transportation and All Aboard America.

Chavarria, who also received $200, was recognized on Tuesday at the West Jemez Road bus stop at Technical Area 3. Chavarria was a passenger on the green route, which travels to Española.

The state road agency handed out tickets to passengers to select the 50,000th ticket. Barb Stine, principal deputy director in the Associate Directorate for Operations (ADO) selected the winning "random" tickets.

	Ticket holder number 50, 001 is Mary Del Mar, center in photo, of Actinide and Fuel Cycle Technologies (NMT-11). Del Mar also won an all expense paid trip to Nevada. Also shown in photo left to right are Ricardo Campos and Josette Lucero, of the Transportation Department, Stine of ADO and John McElroy, also of the Transportation Department.
Del Mar was a passenger on board the blue route traveling to Santa Fe. The Park and Ride commuter bus service has averaged about 3, 000 passengers a week since it began operating in May. Passengers on Tuesday's blue and green bus routes rode for free in the afternoon to promote the service. For a schedule of bus routes, click here.

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