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Safety
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Grade Crossing Safety
BNSF’s dedication to accident-free operations is demonstrated in its
commitment to grade crossing safety. One of the most reliable ways to reduce
accidents is to reduce the number of highway-railroad crossings. BNSF has
worked with communities to close on average more than 400 crossings each year
since the beginning of 2000; that’s more than one every day for over 10 years.
In 2010, BNSF celebrated the closure of the 5,000th grade crossing on BNSF’s
network since the beginning of 2000, setting a new national record for grade
crossing closures and safety improvement.
BNSF has one of the
LOWEST GRADE CROSSING COLLISION RATES
in the rail industry, with 41 percent fewer collisions than the broader industry.
Building on that success, we continue to work with the states and communities
we serve to further improve
Over the last several years, we
have spent more than
$
90 million annually on closures, community education
and employee safety programs, new safety and signaling technologies, track and
signal inspection and vegetation control.
Together, these efforts have helped to reduce grade crossing collisions per
million train miles on BNSF’s 32,000-mile network by about 70 percent
since 1995.