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Safety Tips

Safety Tips
Use these resources to educate yourself and your family about the best ways to stay safe around train tracks.
Activity Sheets

Activities for Young kids
For younger children, use these fun activities to teach the importance of staying safe around trains.
Nohemi Ramos
High School Senior
Check Up Event - Safe Kids Southern Tier New York - 9/22/2021 - 10:00AM-4:00PM
Check Up Event - Safe Kids Southern Tier New York - 9/19/2021 - 3:00PM-7:00PM
Check Up Event - Safe Kids Johnston County - 9/25/2021 - 10:00AM-2:00PM
Community Profiles

Community Profiles
Safe Kids is pilot testing a new resource that describes injuries occurring on and around railroad tracks at the community-level. Seven communities were chosen for the pilot profiles, which will serve as the basis for future profiles for other select areas. Data are for rail-related injuries reported to the Federal Railroad Administration between 2011 and 2020 and describe the injuries during that time in terms of environmental, circumstantial, and behavioral factors. The pilot profiles for each community can be downloaded below.
- Chicago Metropolitan Area, IL: Full profile | 1-page summary
- Greater Sacramento, CA: Full profile | 1-page summary
- San Joaquin County, CA: Full profile | 1-page summary
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN: Full profile | 1-page summary
- Greater San Antonio, TX: Full profile | 1-page summary
- Greater Houston, TX: Full profile | 1-page summary
- Dallas–Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, TX: Full profile | 1-page summary
Educational Videos

Educational Videos
The following videos are designed to be informative and to raise awareness of the dangers of risky behavior around railroad tracks and trains. They include an animated rail safety video of “Chuggington the Train” for younger audiences, an informative “on the street” interview with the public about their knowledge regarding rail safety, and an animated infographic with helpful safety tips about staying safe around trains.
Community Education

Community Education
Trains are exciting and fun for many reasons: The size, the speed, the sounds. But railroad tracks and train crossings can be dangerous as well. Safe Kids and Union Pacific Railroad aim to positively influence the attitudes and behaviors of the community to encourage safety around and on trains and railroad tracks. Please read and share the information below to protect the safety of you, your family, and others at railroad crossings.
- Rail Safety Community Leader Guide
- Rail and Pedestrian Safety Lesson Plan
- Chuggington Rail Safety Website and Activities