UP news release:
Union Pacific Achieves Record Grade Crossing Safety RateOmaha, Neb., April 28, 2015
Focus on community safety outreach, operating processes and employee training drove Union Pacific to record first-quarter grade crossing safety performance, demonstrating ongoing progress toward the company's ultimate goal of zero incidents.
Union Pacific's public safety rate, which measures the total number of Federal Railroad Administration reportable grade crossing accidents per million train miles, improved 27 percent to 1.88 versus the first quarter of 2014.
"Our strategy of reinforcing public awareness with targeted safety campaigns and community partnerships is improving safety as we move toward an incident-free environment," said Bob Grimaila, Union Pacific vice president - Safety, Security and Environment.
"Through our three-pronged approach – community education, engineering enhancements and enforcement initiatives – we are enhancing safety for employees and the people in the communities they call home."
