Burlington Northern-Santa Fe issued the following on Sep. 18
Week and Operation Clear Track
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) will partner with Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the U.S. Department of Transportation, law enforcement and other organizations to observe Rail Safety Week as well as Operation Clear Track from Monday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Sept. 27. The goal of Rail Safety Week is to raise awareness of the need for rail safety education and empower the general public to keep themselves safe near highway-rail grade crossings and railroad right-of-ways. This year Rail Safety Week will be observed in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Operation Clear Track is a safety initiative involving more than 500 local, state, federal and railroad police organizations stationed at grade crossings across the country to distribute rail safety materials. For 2020, Operation Clear Track will be conducted as a virtual event, as opposed to in-person.
At BNSF, nothing is more important than safety. It is paramount to educate the public about rail safety in order to keep pedestrians and motorists safe while using designated rail crossings and to not illegally trespass on railroad right-of-way, consequently putting themselves in danger of injury or worse.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Burlington Northern-Santa Fe
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