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Railroad company stresses importance of train safety awareness

July 9th, 2017
July 9, 2017 - ValleyCentral.com - According to the Federal Railroad Administration, Texas led the country in 2016 with more than 230 highway rail grade collisions. 22 of those collisions resulted in death. "If you’re in a vehicle and you’re stopped on...

Union Pacific is safest US railroad second year in a row

April 3rd, 2017
April 3, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific became the safest U.S. railroad and achieved its best annual employee safety performance in the company's 154-year history in 2016. This marks the second consecutive year Union Pacific was the top-performing railroad...

Union Pacific Employees Achieve Safest Year in Company History

January 30th, 2017
January 30, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Omaha, Nebraska - Union Pacific achieved its best annual employee-safety rate in 2016, marking the safest year in its 154-year history. The employee reported injury rate is measured by injuries for every 200,000 employee hours...

Trinity Railway Express, others won't meet 2018 PTC deadline

February 6th, 2016
Expected to meet deadline include UP, BNSF and KCS February 3, 2016 - CBSLocal.com WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Three of the biggest freight railroads operating in the U.S., including one in North Texas, have told the government they won’t meet a 2018 deadline...

Oklahoma DOT starts upgrading 300 rail crossings

October 13th, 2015
October 13, 2015 (Special to TRA) Approximately 300 rail crossing locations on highways, city streets and county roads in Oklahoma are set to become safer and more visible. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is putting these areas on a fast track...

TEX Rail plans include high-tech approach to safety

September 14th, 2015
September 3, 2015 - Fort Worth Star Telegram BY GORDON DICKSON gdickson@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH  A proposed commuter rail line from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport will be among the first rails in Texas to feature state-of-the-art technology for preventing crashes, an official...

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