(The following appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on March 1, 2011.)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An oil drilling boom in the Eagle Ford shale formation has meant big business and more freighter truck traffic in South Texas, especially along Interstate 35.
That upsurge isn’t just causing more congestion on the roads — it’s also increasing the number of times trucks cross train tracks, because one of Union Pacific’s main lines runs parallel to I-35.
Today, UP is launching a bilingual railroad safety billboard campaign along the interstate between San Antonio and Laredo, targeting commercial truck drivers who are most likely to cross paths with a locomotive.
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