Sarah Rubinstein
Alamogordo News

This past Saturday morning, a fatal collision involving a Union Pacific Railroad train and a person identified by a railroad spokesperson as a “trespasser” occurred.

The train struck the victim near Eddy Drive and Mesa Verde Ranch Road. They were pronounced dead on the scene, but no train crew were injured. 

The accident did not occur at a crossing, “meaning the person was not trying to cross the tracks where they are supposed to do so,” according to Kristen South, senior director of corporate communications and media relations with Union Pacific Railroad. She also said they are working with the Alamogordo Police Department on the investigation.

According to the Federal Railroad Administration, 263 people died by train collision in 2024. The last fatal train collision in Alamogordo was in 2018, according to previous coverage.