MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop G Headquarters- 1226 W Bus 60/63- Willow Springs, Mo 65793-0010


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jeff Kinder
417 469-3121
G-04143
April 14, 2014

EMPHASIS: Troop G To Participate In Railroad Safety Activities This Week



Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, announces on April 15-16, 2014, Troop G will be working with Missouri Operation Lifesaver volunteers in Howell, Wright, and Texas counties to raise the awareness level for railroad crossing safety and trespass prevention. Troopers will be part of safety teams that visit with motorists briefly in advance of certain railroad crossings. Team members will be reminding drivers about railroad safety tips as they approach crossings throughout the counties. Additionally, the BNSF Railway will be offering two railroad crossing safety training classes to various law enforcement agencies within the troop on both days. Safety teams will consist of troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol; officers with the Mountain Grove Police, West Plains Police, and BNSF Railway; representatives from the Missouri Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration; and Operation Lifesaver volunteers.

Operation Lifesaver has just launched a new safety campaign "See Tracks? Think Train" with the goal of encouraging drivers and pedestrians to always expect a train anytime they are near railroad tracks. While rail-involved incidents are down in Troop G over the past two years, one person has died from trespassing on railroad tracks during this time frame.

For more information on Operation Lifesaver, contact Rick Mooney, Missouri Operation Lifesaver state coordinator, at 573-634-4113 (office) or 573-230-3284 (cell). For additional information or statistics, please visit the national website at www.oli.org.

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