On Sunday June 27, at Trenton’s downtown train station passerby could see the train explosion.   “As I looked down the platform between two smoking trains there were bloody victims, body parts, responders with K-9’s and officers with breathing apparatus and weapons,” said one evaluator, “From my experience I can tell you it looked and felt real.” New Jersey Transit staged a mock train explosion at the Trenton train station. The drill was a test of local responder’s resources, skills and abilities to respond in emergency situations. Volunteer victims exhibited a myriad of simulated injuries including shrapnel injuries, broken bones, respiratory distress and chest pains. The Trenton Fire Dept. arrived to put out the fires, assisted with removal of injured passengers, and evaluation of injuries, while prioritizing the volunteer victims and effectively remove them from the train. The drill was the joint efforts of NJ Transit, NJ Transit Police, Trenton Office of Emergency Management, Mercer County Office of Emergency Management, Mercer County C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team),  Trenton Fire Dept., Trenton EMS, Amtrak, SEPTA, and the State Police NJOEM. The Progressive Center while working with Ed Hoff from NJT’s ADA Services Dept., along with Dean Raymond Mercer Co. OEM, and Doreen Roberts Mercer Co. C.E.R.T. coordinator,  was able to apply our expertise in several areas to assist in the success of this exercise. Foremost, we shared our knowledge of emergency preparedness and people with disabilities to the emergency responders. In addition, we recruited numerous persons with disabilities to be volunteer victims for the disaster. It was clear to everyone involved that valuable lessons were learned in the treatment of the disabled in disaster situations. Scott Ellis, PCIL Emergency Preparedness Coordinator said, “While being (Evaluators) we had the opportunity to see the carnage first hand. Drills are designed to give first responders the knowledge they need to respond to an incident like this if it were to happen for real.” We commend New Jersey Transit for recognizing the need for this type of training, and we look forward to providing them with more disaster trainings in the future. Certainly, all the “victims” involved came away with the positive feeling that they will be well cared for if a disaster strikes on New Jersey Transit.