Proclamation_Rail Safety Week (September 22-28, 2019) Copyrighted
September 16, 2019
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 2.
ITEM TITLE: Rail Safety Week (September22-28, 2019)
SUMMARY: On behalf of Operation Lifesaverand Rail Safety
Education.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Rail Safety Week Proclamation Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
UB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
WHEREAS, 2,214 rail grade crossing collisions resulted in 819 personal injuries and were
responsible for 270 fatalities in the United States during 2018; and
WHEREAS, 1,050 trespassing incidents have occurred in the United States resulting in 571
pedestrians being killed and another 479 injured while trespassing on railroad property
rights of way during 2018; and
WHEREAS, educating and informing the public about rail safety, reminding the public that railroad
right-of-ways are private property, enhancing public awareness of the dangers
associated with highway rail grade crossings, ensuring pedestrians and motorists are
looking and listening while near railways, and obeying established traffic laws will
reduce the number of fatalities and injuries; and
WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Operation Lifesaver, United
States Department of Transportation, and all local, state, county, and railroad law
enforcement officers, first responders, and railroad corporations commit to partnering
together in an effort to educate at a national level all aspects of railroad safety, to
enforce applicable laws in support of National Rail Safety Week.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBYRECOGNIZE
NATIONAL RAIL SAFETY WEEK AND PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 22ND TO 28T", 2019 AS:
"RAIL SAFETY WEEK"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF RAIL SAFETY EDUCATION.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Dubuque to be affixed this 16th day of September
2019.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2019: Submitted and accepted by Assistant City Engineer Bob Schiesl.
2018: Submitted by Stephen Covey, CN, Chief of Police and Chief Security Office and accepted by
Thomas Skinner, Special Agent, Central Division, NSI Regional Intelligence Office, 319-236-9234,
Thomas.skinner@cn.ca. Return original to CN - Amber Mersereau, 17641 South Ashland Avenue,
Homewood, IL 60430