The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) are participating in Rail Safety Week, September 19-25. The week is dedicated as a reminder to Ohioans to practice safety around all rail crossings. Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States. Many crashes at railroad crossings occur because motorists fail to stop at the crossing, drive around the gates, or stop/stall on the tracks.

During a media conference in Fort Wayne on Monday, Mayor David Berger joined other mayors and the Northern Indiana Passenger Rail Association to announce that the Federal Rail Administration has green lit the Environmental Assessment and Public Input process for the Chicago-Fort Wayne-Columbus passenger rail line.