Safely Riding the Rails Ethanol Plants Train Workers in Railyard Safety Practices

摘要

When Lincolnway Energy expanded the railyard at its 50-million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant in Nevada, IA (515-232-1010), it brought in Harry Rupe of Roadway Worker Training (RWT) to rewrite the plant's railway, standard operating procedure manual. Rupe worked for three different railroads for 37 years. For the past seven, years, he has worked for RWT, St. Augustine, FL (904-296-8088). Rupe, who is based in Cedar Rapids, IA (319-329-8013), said about 70% of his work load concerns rail safety for ethanol and biodiesel plant.