Amtrak, CSX, ALEA , Mobile Police and Alabama Operation Lifesaver teamed up for a safety campaign to remind drivers and cyclists to stop at railroad crossings.
Law enforcement officers sat inside a locomotive and at seven grade crossings for about five hours along the route in Alabama. They issued citations to violators.Tickets were given to drivers at the Hamilton road crossing and here at the Navco Road crossing.
The one at Navco and Dog River Drive North has already been deadly. In April, police said a man tried to cross the tracks when the arms were down and was hit and killed by an Amtrak train.Nancy Hudson, Director of Alabama Operation Lifesaver said when you see tracks, you should automatically think train.
“It’s aggravating. Everybody has been stuck before waiting on a train and you’ve got 900 things to do so we get impatient and we don’t want to wait but your life is worth the wait. So no matter how long it takes. Don’t take a chance running out in front of that train trying to beat that train or drive around gate. Just always expect a train,” said Hudson.
Hudson also said there are several more coast events planned in the future to further prepare people along the Gulf Coast for more train traffic with Amtrak’s return.
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