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PRINTER'S NO. 3443
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 537
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, VENKAT, DONAHUE, CONKLIN, HILL-EVANS,
NEILSON, FREEMAN, DELLOSO, McNEILL, SANCHEZ, DOUGHERTY,
RIVERA, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, PASHINSKI, MALAGARI, O'MARA,
D. WILLIAMS, HOHENSTEIN, CIRESI, GAYDOS AND MENTZER,
MAY 26, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, MAY 27, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 21 through 27, 2026, as "Rail
Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Rail travel is an essential part of our
transportation infrastructure, reducing congestion on the roads
and in the skies, connecting cities and rural communities and
providing a more environmentally friendly mode of transportation
that contributes to our energy security; and
WHEREAS, Projections of the United States Department of
Transportation show substantial increases in rail transport over
the next three decades; and
WHEREAS, As advanced technology helps build quieter and
faster trains, the necessity to teach people how to be safe
around them increases; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by
a train approximately every three hours; and
WHEREAS, While crossing collisions have been reduced over the
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past four decades, there were still 287 crossing fatalities in
2025; and
WHEREAS, Trespassing is an even larger danger, resulting in
1,314 deaths and injuries in 2025; and
WHEREAS, Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit public safety
education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing
collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings
and trespassing on or near railroad tracks; and
WHEREAS, Operation Lifesaver is working with the United
States Department of Transportation and other organizations to
observe "See Tracks? Think Train Week" from September 21 through
27, 2026; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate the week of September 21
through 27, 2026, as "Rail Safety Week" in Pennsylvania; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the Governor and the United States Department of Transportation
and Operation Lifesaver at P.O. Box 760, West Warwick, RI 02893-
9998.
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