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The Oklahoma City Times
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
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National railroad accident prevention drive set for October 20-31, involving 187 railroads, nearly 2 million employees, and 231,000 miles of track, with southwestern district specifics; success in reducing injuries noted, drawing international interest.
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Railroads Unite in Accident Education Work.
There will be 187 railroads, employing nearly 2,000,000 men and operating 231,000 miles of track, competing for first place in the national railroad accident prevention drive October 20 to 31, according to Fay Thompson, division passenger agent for the Rock Island, this morning.
In the southwestern district there are 325,000 employees operating a total of 55,000 miles of track, and each one of these employees is going to be asked to individually do his utmost to keep from being injured himself or being the cause of injury to others during the fourteen days of the drive.
The United States railroad administration has received inquiries from the British and Japanese governments in regard to the success being accomplished by the intensified safety work. The reports show the personal injury record of railroads under federal control has decreased by 1,300 deaths and 23,500 injuries in the first seven months of 1919, compared with the same period in 1918.
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Southwestern District
Event Date
October 20 To 31
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personal injury record of railroads under federal control has decreased by 1,300 deaths and 23,500 injuries in the first seven months of 1919, compared with the same period in 1918
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187 railroads employing nearly 2,000,000 men and operating 231,000 miles of track will compete in national accident prevention drive; in southwestern district, 325,000 employees operating 55,000 miles of track will be asked to avoid injuries; United States railroad administration received inquiries from British and Japanese governments regarding safety work success