CSX Promotes Rail Safety during National “Rail Safety Week”

Rhea-AI Summary

CSX Corp. is partnering with Operation Lifesaver for the sixth annual Rail Safety Week from September 19-25. The initiative aims to educate the public on safe behavior around trains to reduce incidents. CSX will collaborate with various organizations to raise awareness through events and digital campaigns. Each day of the week will focus on specific safety themes, with CSX police engaging in educational activities. A new commemorative locomotive, CSXT 4568, has been unveiled to promote safety messages across its network.

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• Collaboration with Operation Lifesaver enhances safety awareness.
• Launching a new commemorative locomotive improves public engagement.
• Focus on reducing grade crossing and trespass incidents aligns with public safety goals.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) will join Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), to conduct the sixth annual Rail Safety Week campaign to educate and empower the public to make safe decisions around trains and railroad tracks. We will be partnering with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), other Class 1 railroads, Amtrak, commuter rail-service providers and law enforcement agencies to improve safety awareness around tracks and trains. Through public events, digital billboards and social media messages during the week of September 19-25, CSX will work to reduce the number of grade crossing and trespass incidents in communities across its 26-state network.

“Every collision at a grade crossing and on the railroad tracks is preventable,” said Sean Douris, chief of police, public safety and infrastructure protection. “At CSX, our goal is zero incidents. Rail Safety Week offers the opportunity for us to encourage motorists and pedestrians in communities along our network to remain alert around tracks and to take the necessary precautions to stay safe.”

According to national statistics, each year approximately 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when engaging in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. In the U.S. alone, a person or vehicle is hit by a train every 3 hours.

Each day of this week-long collaborative effort will focus on a different safety theme, such as crossing safety and trespass prevention. CSX police will engage in education and enforcement activities in several states where crossing collisions ranked highest in 2021.

To further increase awareness of this vital public safety initiative, this year CSX unveiled a new OLI rail safety commemorative locomotive, painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the company’s rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks.

To help spread the lifesaving safety messages, please visit our website and share Rail Safety Week information with others on social media. (www.csx.com/railsafetyweek)

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 CSX Corp. and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/OfficialCSX) and follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/CSX).

Contact:
Bryan Tucker, Corporate Communications
855-955-6397

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FAQ

What is CSX's Rail Safety Week?

Rail Safety Week is an initiative by CSX in partnership with Operation Lifesaver to promote safe behaviors around trains from September 19-25.

Why is CSX conducting Rail Safety Week?

CSX aims to reduce grade crossing and trespass incidents by educating the public on rail safety.

What is the significance of the CSXT 4568 locomotive?

The CSXT 4568 locomotive serves as a visual reminder to promote safety at highway-rail grade crossings.

How often do train accidents occur in North America?

Approximately 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured each year due to unsafe behavior around trains.

Who is involved in Rail Safety Week with CSX?

CSX collaborates with the Federal Railroad Administration, other railroads, Amtrak, and law enforcement agencies.