RAIL RUNNER STUDY FOCUSES ON SAFETY

A NUMBER OF AGENCIES ARE GETTING TOGETHER TO STUDY RAIL RUNNER SAFETY IN SANTA FE.  SINCE APRIL, TWO BICYCLISTS HAVE BEEN HIT AND KILLED BY THE TRAIN IN SANTA FE. RAIL RUNNER SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IS BEING DONE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

MEYERS SAYS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACTIVITY AT RAIL RUNNER STATIONS IN SANTA FE, SO THEY WANT TO  MAKE SURE THOSE PEOPLE ARE SAFE.

THE STUDY WILL TAKE TWO TO THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE. IN THE MEANTIME, FLAGGERS WILL BE STATIONED AT SANTA FE CROSSINGS TO WARN OF APPROACHING TRAINS.