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BNSF Railway Co.'s police department recently hosted a passenger car training exercise in the Class I’s Riverbank, Calif., yard.

Amtrak donated a passenger car, and BNSF provided a locomotive and crews. About 35 local law enforcement officers attended the training session, which included both classroom and hands-on exercises.

The session offered presentations on how to conduct emergency shut-offs, locate entries and exits, remove windows, rate window ballistics, avoid couplers, detect high-voltage wiring, conduct evacuations and disable a train in an emergency.

BNSF plans to hold more training sessions at which the railroad might simulate a hostage situation, terrorist attack or other emergency situation.