Union Pacific Railroad unveiled some new outdoor billboards Wednesday at its South San Antonio Rail Yard at 1711 Quintana Road.
The billboards will be part of the railroad’s new advertising campaign — Always Expect a Train — which encourages truck drivers to safely use railroad crossings.
The safety messages will go up on six billboards located along I-35, between Laredo and San Antonio.
The billboards include a yellow traffic sign that features an 18-wheeler truck stuck on railroad tracks. Along with this visual warning comes a variety of written reminders including, “Always expect a train,” “Keep your rear clear,” and “Cuidado con el tren.”
Mike Brazytis, superintendent for Union Pacific’s San Antonio Service Unit, says there’s been an increase in heavy truck traffic across the rail line that parallels I-35. The goal of the campaign, Brazytis says, is to remind truck drivers to stop for trains and ensure that their trucks are equipped to safely cross the tracks.
Union Pacific Corp. owns one of America’s leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country. It also connects with Canada’s rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico. The railroad transports agricultural products, automobiles, chemicals, energy products and industrial products.
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