Try not to get hit by a car while rubbernecking the train, people!

Outgoing Secretary of Transportation Rhonda Faught mugs with the train.

In anticipation of the extension of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express service from Bernalillo to Santa Fe, crews have begun test runs on the tracks into the capital, the New Mexico Business Weekly reports today. But the funniest part of the story is this line: “Motorists should know that while the runs are occurring, it is extremely dangerous to pull off the interstate to take photographs of the train.”

Seriously, people. You can take pictures of the train before you get on it. Keep the camera in your pants as you’re driving up I-25, OK?

Since it began service, the Rail Runner has had four fatal collisions, two involving cars on the tracks. 

This week, first responders in Santa Fe are attending training sessions to learn how to react to a train collision. On Monday, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported that one firefighter in a training session asked if it would be possible to break open the train with an axe. The answer: Yes, but it’s easier to pop out one of the windows. 

Service to Santa Fe is expected to begin within weeks, assuming the test runs go well.