Whereas the first Rail Safety Week was held from September 24 through September 30, 2017, by the national education safety nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, the Department of Transportation, and other organizations; Whereas Rail Safety Week was launched to raise awareness about the need for increased education on how to be safe around highway-rail grade crossings and railroad tracks, and to highlight efforts to further reduce collisions, injuries, and fatalities; Whereas the number of public crossings has decreased by 8 percent, while the number of gates has increased by 26 percent since 2005; Whereas, in 2018, 51 percent of all grade crossing collisions and 64 percent of all fatal grade crossing collisions occurred at gated crossings; Whereas while grade crossing injuries are 13 percent higher, grade crossing fatalities are 6 percent higher, and grade crossing collisions are 15 percent higher since 2009; Whereas preliminary Federal statistics show that more than 2,216 highway-grade crossing crashes occurred across the United States in 2018, resulting in 263 persons killed and another 840 injured; Whereas trespassing incidents on railroad property resulted in 541 persons killed and another 481 injured in 2018; Whereas highway-grade crossing crashes are more severe than highway collisions and are more likely to result in death and injury; Whereas many collisions between trains and motor vehicles or pedestrians could have been prevented by increased education, engineering, and enforcement; Whereas Operation Lifesaver, the foremost public information and education program on rail safety, administers a public education program about grade-crossing safety and trespassing prevention; Whereas during Rail Safety Week, from September 22 through 28, and throughout the year, everyone is encouraged to take added caution as motorists or pedestrians approach tracks or trains; Whereas the United States and Canada will observe Rail Safety Week concurrently