NEWS ALERT

For further information please contact: Captain J. Tim Hull
(573) 526-6115
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April 16, 2008

EMPHASIS: Rail Safety Week News Conference

The Missouri State Highway Patrol in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri Operation Lifesaver will host a news conference at the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Safety Education Center, located in the General Headquarters building at 1510 East Elm Street in Jefferson City, on Wednesday April 16, 2008. The news conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will address rail safety education, current positive enforcement activities, and will highlight a new locomotive simulator safety exhibit, recently installed in the Patrol’s Safety Education Center.
Colonel James F. Keathley superintendent of the Patrol and Mr. Brian Weiler, Director of the Division of Multimodal Operations of MODOT are scheduled to speak at the news conference. Members of the media are invited and encouraged to attend the news event and view the locomotive simulator.

(Media: Please enter Safety Education Center through entrance at west end of Waggoner Building at General Headquarters.)

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