CSX Promotes Rail Safety Week, Encourages Public to #STOPTrackTragedies
September 18 2023 - 8:00AM
CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) is continuing its partnership
with the national non-profit, Operation Lifesaver, for the sixth
consecutive year in support of
Rail Safety
Week. The annual campaign promotes public
safety near railroad tracks and serves as a nationwide platform to
educate communities about safe behaviors that help prevent crossing
collisions and trespass incidents.
"Education is at the heart of rail safety. By engaging with
communities and fostering a culture of awareness, we can make
substantial progress toward reducing these incidents,” said Sean
Douris, chief of police, public safety and infrastructure
protection at CSX. “We urge everyone to join us in supporting Rail
Safety Week. Everyone can do something to help stop track tragedies
and take proactive measures to stay safe around the railroad."
Through safety blitzes, outdoor billboards and social media
messages, CSX will bring awareness to the critical issue of
crossing collisions and trespass incidents, which pose significant
threats to public safety. These incidents not only disrupt rail
operations but also have life-altering consequences for individuals
and their families.
According to Operation Lifesaver, more than 60% of vehicle-train
collisions occur at active railroad crossings with either crossing
lights or gates. In 2022, more than 2,200 people across the U.S.
were injured or killed in railroad crossing collisions or
trespassing incidents. In the same year, 1,175 people were killed
or injured in trespass-related incidents nationwide, an increase of
6% from 2021. CSX emphasizes that accidents at grade crossings and
on railroad tracks can be avoided.
“This isn’t just another number or statistic. It represents
friends, family, neighbors and community members,” Douris said.
“With safe driver and pedestrian behavior, these incidents are
preventable. We all have a role to play in stopping track
tragedies, and everyone has a responsibility to be safe around
railroad tracks.”
Rail Safety Week provides an opportunity to inspire vigilance
among drivers and pedestrians, encouraging them to be attentive
around tracks and to adopt essential safety practices for their
protection. Each day will focus on a different safety theme and CSX
police will engage in education and enforcement activities across
the rail network.
Individuals and public safety agencies can help spread the
lifesaving safety messages by visiting www.oli.org and sharing Rail
Safety Week information with others.
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 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean,
river and lake ports with major population centers and farming
towns alike.
Contact:
Bryan Tucker, Corporate Communications855-955-6397
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