South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 14, 2009

CONTACTS:

SCDPS – Sid Gaulden, 803-600-8119 or Beverly Harris, 803-896-9958

OPERATION LIFESAVER – Janice Cowen, 803-206-9081

South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) announces the following event:

WHO:             Operation Lifesaver, CSX, Norfolk Southern and SCDPS

WHAT:           Kick-off of joint rail safety campaign

WHEN:           Wednesday, September 16, 2009

WHERE:        COLUMBIA -- 10:30 a.m. in gravel lot adjacent to tracks at the Sonic  Restaurant, 315 Assembly St.

GREENVILLE -- 2 p.m. Norfolk Southern Rail Yard, 1120 West Washington St. (Amtrak Station)

NORTH CHARLESTON -- 2 p.m. CSX Bennett Yard site, 2700 Bennett Yard Road