The head of Missouri Operation Lifesaver says farmers need to proceed with caution around railroad tracks.

Tim Hull tells Brownfield the movement of trains can be deceiving. “No longer are those locomotives fully diesel,” he said. “They’re diesel-electric, so they’re much quieter and they run on ribbon rail, which is long sections of rail welded together. They make less noise.”

He says some farm machinery can limit a person’s ability to see and hear a train.

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