Officials mark Rail Safety Week in Springfield, highlight safety projects and outreach
Illinois Commerce Commission and Illinois Operation Lifesaver officials held a Rail Safety Week press conference in Springfield to highlight safety outreach, the Springfield Rail Improvement Project and state funding and timelines.
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Ayesha Jackson, rail safety specialist with the Illinois Commerce Commission and executive director of Illinois Operation Lifesaver, opened a Rail Safety Week press conference in Springfield and urged the public to follow crossing signs and signals to avoid collisions. "Every 3 hours, a person or vehicle in the U.S. is struck by a train," Jackson said, and she described the blue-and-white emergency notification signs posted at highway-rail grade crossings.
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