Police to Ride With Caltrain Engineers for Safety Event May 21

What:

Caltrain's transit police will conduct an Officer on the Train event in conjunction with six Peninsula police agencies along the rail corridor. Officers and the news media can ride a special train to observe police at grade crossings, enforcing railroad-related motor vehicle and pedestrian laws as the train travels between Palo Alto and Santa Clara.

Who:

Speakers will include Caltrain Board Chair John McLemore, Caltrain board member and Chairman of the Board of California Operation Lifesaver Art Lloyd, Caltrain Chief of Protective Services Steve Frew and a representative from the Mountain View Police Department.

Officers who will be participating in the event include Caltrain's transit police from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department and the Amtrak Police Department, as well as officers from the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department.

When/Where:

Wednesday, May 21.
At 9 a.m., there will be a brief news conference at the Mountain View Caltrain Station, at Castro Street and West Evelyn Avenue, just after the train arrives. Police officers and members of the news media can board or detrain in Mountain View at the following times, as the train travels between Palo Alto and Santa Clara:

Southbound	Northbound
9:15 a.m.	9:50 a.m.
10:25 a.m.	11:10 a.m.
11:25 a.m. (detrain only)

Why:

The Officer on the Train event is held as part of the national effort to focus on rail safety education through Operation Lifesaver, Inc. By riding with the engineer, local police gain a better understanding of how long it takes to stop a train and an appreciation of the importance of partnerships with local enforcement in preventing needless injuries and deaths.