Neighbours

I speak to people I catch walking on the Trestle Bridge at the Lions Park in St. Albert. I stress the danger of adults walking on the bridge with children, as their behaviour teaches the children that this is okay. I stress that even employees at work, knowing the dangers of working around trains, still get hit - hurt or killed by a train that snuck up on them - so quiet, they couldn't hear it.

As a retired CN employee who was an in-house Employee & Family Assistance Program EAP counselor for three years, I got to speak to many CN employees who had been involved in accidents – both fatal and those causing injuries – and know the need to support railroad safety. My grandfather was an engineer and now I have two sons working as engineers (drivers) and conductors on the Atlantic subdivisions, who have had the misfortune of being involved in non-fatal pedestrian accidents and have seen the results these accidents have had on them as employees. I spoke at work (still going strong outside the railway) to all my fellow employees here in Moncton about the various pedestrian accidents that have happened over the past few months and the need to remember Safety First Must must be maintained at all times !

I talked to my daughter's girl scout troop about rail safety. I printed off the posters and went over it with the girls. I also talked to them about what I do for the railroad. I had Little Obie come out and give rides. The girls said, "It was the Best Day Ever!!!