Valencia County Emergency Personnel get firsthand look at Rail Runner

Rail Runner to host Equipment Familiarization for Valencia County responders

(2-15-07) How would Valencia County emergency responders react to a serious incident involving the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter train? This Saturday, they will get a firsthand chance to “get to know” the Rail Runner equipment in the event they should find themselves in a real life emergency involving the train. An equipment familiarization workshop has been set up to allow Valencia County law enforcement members and other area emergency responders to familiarize themselves with how to handle potential railway disasters.

During this exercise, emergency responders will be able to view the train’s equipment and ask questions in a non-formal, passenger-free environment.

“Those in attendance will learn about everything from how to shut down the train’s engine to evacuating passengers through windows”, says Lawrence Rael, Executive Director for the Mid-Region Council of Governments. “This training is especially useful when you consider that a lot more people have been added now that we just started Rail Runner service to the City of Belen.”

Rail Runner Familiarization Workshop

Saturday, February 17th
9:00am – 11:00am
Belen Rail Runner Station
(Directions: From I-25, take exit 191 and head east (Camino del Llano). Turn Left on Main St. and right on Reinken
Ave. Cross the tracks and turn left on Wisconsin Street, then left onto Desoto Avenue and proceed to station ahead)

Contacts: Augusta Meyers, Mid-Region Council of Governments at (505) 239-8612
S.U. Mahesh, NM Department of Transportation (505) 490-0976

Contacts: 

• Augusta Meyers, MRCOG Communications Mgr. 505-239-8612, ameyers@mrcog-nm.gov
• S.U. Mahesh, NM Department of Transportation (505) 490-0976

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