,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1   
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 and ,ms4
 ,duckworth7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,expressing support for the designation 
of the week of ,september #bb through   
,september #bh1 #bjai1 as ,rail ,safety 
,week in the ,united ,states1 and       
supporting the goals and ideals of ,rail
 ,safety ,week to reduce rail-related   
accidents1 fatalities1 and injuries4    
,whereas the first ,rail ,safety ,week  
was held from ,september #bd through    
,september #cj1 #bjag1 by the national  
education safety nonprofit ,operation   
,lifesaver1 the ,department of          
,transportation1 and other              
organizations2 ,whereas ,rail ,safety   
,week was launched to raise awareness   
about the need for increased education  

on how to be safe around highway-rail   
grade crossings and railroad tracks1 and
 to highlight efforts to further reduce 
collisions1 injuries1 and fatalities2   
,whereas highway-rail grade crossing and
 trespassing accidents constituted      
approximately #if percent of all rail   
related fatalities during #bjah2        
,whereas since #bjje1 the number of     
public crossings has declined by #h     
percent1 while the number of gates at   
such crossings has increased by #bf     
percent2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 #ea percent
 of all grade crossing collisions and   
#fd percent of all fatal grade crossing 
collisions occurred at gated crossings2 
,whereas1 in #bjah1 there were a total  
of #hda rail-related fatalities and     
#h1agg rail-related injuries in the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas preliminary   
,federal statistics show that #b1baf    
highway-grade crossing crashes occurred 
during #bjah1 resulting in #bfc persons 
killed and another #hdj persons injured 
throughout the ,united ,states2 ,whereas

 trespassing incidents on railroad      
property resulted in #ega persons killed
 and another #dgi injured across the    
,nation in #bjah2 ,whereas many         
collisions between trains and motor     
vehicles or pedestrians could have been 
prevented by increased education1       
engineering1 and enforcement2 ,whereas  
,operation ,lifesaver1 the foremost     
public information and education program
 on rail safety1 administers a public   
education program about grade-crossing  
safety and prevention of trespassing2   
,whereas during ,rail ,safety ,week1    
from ,september #bb through #bh1 #bjai1 
and throughout the year1 everyone is    
encouraged to observe added caution as  
motorists or pedestrians approach tracks
 or trains2 ,whereas1 the ,united       
,states and ,canada will observe ,rail  
,safety ,week concurrently2 and ,whereas
 this important observance should lead  
to greater safety awareness and a       
reduction in highway-rail grade crossing
 crashes and pedestrian and railroad    

incidents3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the        
designation of ,rail ,safety ,week2     
7#b7 expresses strong support for-- 7,a7
 the goals and ideals of ,rail ,safety  
,week2 and  7,b7 efforts to reduce      
rail-related accidents1 fatalities1 and 
injuries2 and  7#c7 encourages the      
people of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 to 
participate in ,rail ,safety ,week      
events and activities2 and  7,b7 to     
educate themselves and others on how to 
be safe around railroad tracks4