CSX Joins Rail Safety Partners in Weeklong Awareness Blitz to #STOPTrackTragedies
September 20 2021 - 10:00AM
CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) joins Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), Operation
Lifesaver Canada and the Mexican Association of Railroads (AMF) to
help stop tragedies around railroad tracks and trains by observing
Rail Safety Week across North America, September
20-26. This annual weeklong effort concentrates public attention on
the need for rail safety education and saves lives by educating and
empowering the public to make safe decisions around tracks and
trains.
The vast majority of railroad fatalities and injuries,
approximately 95 percent as reported by the Federal Railroad
Administration, are due to crossing collisions and incidents
involving pedestrians trespassing on tracks. These incidents are
preventable and public awareness plays a key role in fostering
community rail safety.
“Safety is the foundation for everything we do at CSX and we are
on a mission to increase awareness to help people make the smart
decisions around our railroad operations,” said Sean Douris, CSX
Chief of Police, Public Safety & Infrastructure Protection. “We
work hard all year to reduce these preventable incidents. During
Rail Safety Week, we partner with OLI to educate the public and
reach as many people as possible with information that encourages
safe behavior near railroad tracks.”
This week, our community safety programs will bring together
safety initiatives and the people and communities we serve. Through
social media and community outreach, CSX is working to reduce the
number of grade crossing and trespass incidents in communities
across its 23-state network.
CSX has a longstanding partnership with OLI, a nonprofit
organization and nationally recognized leader in rail safety
education, to provide free rail safety education and specialized
training for stakeholder groups, including law enforcement officers
and first responders.
For more information on the key themes and events of Rail Safety
Week 2021, please visit Operation Lifesaver’s website at
www.OLI.com.
Join the Rail Safety Week effort by knowing the facts, making
good decisions and sharing rail safety messages. Together, we can
#STOPTrackTragedies.
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation
company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload
services and solutions to customers across a broad array of
markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural,
and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a
critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial
development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in
the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s
population resides. It also links more than 230 short-line
railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and farming towns alike. More information about
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Contact:Bryan Tucker, Corporate
Communications855-955-6397
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