IT WON’T AFFECT TRAIN SCHEDULES, BUT THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER WILL HOLD A FULL-SCALE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS TELLS 770 KKOB IT’LL BE HELD SOUTH OF THE COAL AVENUE OVERPASS IN THE RAILYARD OFF OF FIRST STREET. SHE SAYS THEY’LL SET UP AN EMERGENCY THAT WILL BE RESPONDED TO BY AREA EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND FIRE PERSONNEL.
MEYERS SAYS THE EXERCISE WILL INVOLVE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FROM BERNALILLO AND VALENCIA COUNTIES…AND WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM.
