Wisconsin railroad workers stress safety as volume increases in state

TOMAHAWK - Train engineers see risky behavior around railroad tracks often in Wisconsin. The state has more than 4,000 active crossings.

Cars ignore signs and signals at many of them. On other stretches of rail, people trespass to walk along tracks or fish from bridges. That's a major safety concern, especially with more and more trains rumbling across Wisconsin.

"We just want to make sure that everybody is safe and aware that rail traffic is increasing in the state of Wisconsin, all over the state," said Wisconsin Operation Lifesaver State Coordinator Susie Klinger. Klinger oversees Tomahawk Railway.

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