The Iowa State Patrol will soon put on a railroad safety enforcement project in Buena Vista and Pocahontas counties.
Trooper Paul Gardner says the effort is in response to recent train crashes near Alta and Fonda…
Gardner says the one-day event will be on Monday, March 10th…
Gardner says the project will mainly focus on the Highway 7 corridor between Alta and Fonda…
Gardner says drivers should keep an eye out for railroad crossings…
The crash near Alta on January 30th involved a train crashing into a semi-trailer.
The incident near Fonda occurred on February 12th in which a train crashed into a semi. The semi driver was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
