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(erielack) Fwd: BNSF New Citizens for Rail Security Website

Too bad other railroads don't take the same approach BNSF 
does.  OTOH, if they buy NS or CSX and expand their current approach 
to the east, we will be better off.


>BNSF New Citizens for Rail Security Website
>
>Citizens for Rail Security Member:
>
>Today, October 1, 2007, BNSF Railway officially launched a web site 
>dedicated to the CRS program: 
><http://www.citizensforrailsecurity.com/>www.citizensforrailsecurity.com 
>. We hope you take time to visit the site. Currently the site 
>includes two new videos available along with photos, a poster, and 
>several maps. Additional information, photos, and videos will be 
>added on a regular basis.
>
>The following news release was issued by BNSF:
>
>FORT WORTH, Texas, October 1, 2007 - Railroads transport much of the 
>food, building materials, coal for electricity and consumer products 
>that are utilized each day, and breaches in railroad security can 
>threaten the national, state and local economies. As part of a 
>heightened security awareness, Americans are being asked to be the 
>eyes and ears for law enforcement officers.
>
>To help improve security, BNSF Railway Company has expanded its 
>Citizens for Rail Security program by launching two videos aimed at 
>community groups and law enforcement agencies. The videos illustrate 
>how effective these groups can be in the fight against terrorism and 
>vandalism to protect global commerce. These videos will help 
>citizens and law enforcement officers become more educated on what 
>to report and to whom.
>
>Citizens and officers should be on the lookout for:
>Trespassers  Suspicious packages or other articles left on or near 
>railroad property  Unusual conduct in neighborhoods near or around 
>railroad tracks and yards  Crimes in progress such as theft  Threats 
>or hostile language against the railroad
>
>One video is aimed at communities and residents who can help secure 
>America's rail network by knowing what to report and how best to 
>describe the location or scene. The other video, aimed at law 
>enforcement agencies, educates officials on railroad safety, who to 
>call to report something or someone suspicious and basic railroad 
>operations and terminology.
>
>A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE:BNI), 
>BNSF Railway Company operates one of the largest North American rail 
>networks, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two 
>Canadian provinces. BNSF is among the world's top transporters of 
>intermodal traffic, moves more grain than any other American 
>railroad, carries the components of many of the products we depend 
>on daily, and hauls enough low-sulphur coal to generate about ten 
>percent of the electricity produced in the United States. BNSF is an 
>industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer transactions 
>at <http://www.bnsf.com/>www.bnsf.com.
>
>BNSF Railway Citizens for Rail Security team.
>
>Save lives! Report BNSF Railway emergencies and trespassers to the 
>Resource Operations Call Center at 800-832-5452.
>
>This message may be confidential and should be read or retained only 
>by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in 
>error, please immediately notify the sender by replying to this 
>message and then delete it from your system. Thank you.
>
>

Dale 


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