~ Andy
In June, I was fortunate to participate in a joint Norfolk Southern/Operation Lifesaver event - The Keystone Safety Train. This was one of four legs of a safety campaign to educate government, municipal and elected officials about the dangers of grade crossings and trespassing on railroad tracks and property. The train began its journey in Georgia, came north through the Appalachians to Delaware, then west through Pennsylvania and finally through the Midwest. The train made its way across Pennsylvania over several days. Each leg of the trip was between significant towns, with a bus trip back to the originating town for the invited guests. I was asked to give an Operation Lifesaver presentation on the westbound leg of the trip from Johnstown to Latrobe (the morning trip was from Altoona to Johnstown). ~ Andy ...and live feed video from a camera mounted on the front of the locomotive. This allowed guests to see some of the dangerous behavior trespassers and motorists engage in. (This picture was not from our trip - grade crossings are few between Johnstown and Latrobe - but we still saw people taking great risks.) Thank you Norfolk Southern for partnering with Operation Lifesaver and hosting this campaign. Many people heard the safety message and hopefully learned from it.
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