Illinois Rail Safety Week hits close to home for local authorities given the communities history as a once hub of the industry.
Clinton Police Chief Ben Lowers indicates the week highlights the laws surrounding rail lines and safety precautions. It is this week in Illinois.
Chief Lowers indicates the rail lines are actual private property owned by the rail companies. He explains it is against the law to walk along them or trespass them for other purposes.
Rail/car accidents very rarely end well and Chief Lowers indicates it is even lesser odds for rail/pedestrian accidents.
Chief Lowers also points out it takes a freight train traveling at 55 MPH around 18 football fields to stop.
Visit www.oli.org for more safety information and information on the rail lines in Illinois.
