CDOT Urges Drivers To Be Aware During Rail Safety Week

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DENVER (CBS4)- The Colorado Department of Transportation is urging the community to be cautious when approaching rail crossings across the state. This week is rail safety week.

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In 2019, four people were killed and seven others injured in 28 different vehicle-train crashes in Colorado.

CDOT urges people to slow down while driving, look and listen for trains when approaching a train crossing; never race a train and never stop on railroad tracks.