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>>> A TULSA COMPANY PUTS
RAILROAD CROSSINGS SAFETY IN THE
SPOTLIGHT BY HOSTING AN
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE.
>> IT'S AN IMPORTANT MISSION FOR
RAILROAD, SIGNAL INTERNATIONAL.
THEY MAKE THE EQUIPMENT THAT
STOPS TRAFFIC WHEN A TRAIN IS
COMING.
CROOJ CHRIS HOWELL LEARNS MORE
ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS TO SAVE
LIVES.
>> WE MANUFACTURE ENGINEER AND
INSTALL RAILROAD CROSSINGS, WE
INVITED RAILROADS FROM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY TO LOOK AT OUR
EQUIPMENT, AND ALSO TO PROMOTE
COSTING --
CROSSING SAFETY.
>> WE'RE DOING THE RAILROAD
CONSTRUCTION ITSELF.
THE TRACK SYSTEM.
THIS IS PART OF THE RAILROAD,
WE'RE NOT HEAVILY INVOLVED IN,
WHEN WE SEE A PROJECT THAT
INVOLVES SIGNALS THESE ARE THE
FOLKS WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> OUR JOB IS SAFETY.
WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 26
YEARS.
WE DEVELOP A SOLAR AND WIND
POWERED CONTROL CASE, IT WILL
RUN SIGNALS WITHOUT COMMERCIAL
POWER.
WE'VE ACTUALLY SOLD SOME TO
ALASKA RAILROAD.
THEY'RE USING THEM IN REAL HARSH
ENVIRONMENTS.
THIS INDUSTRY CHANGES
CONSTANTLY.
THE ELECTRONICS, THE WAY THEY'RE
DETECTING THE TRAINS.
OUR JOB IS TO PREVENT PEOPLE
FROM GOING AROUND THE CROSSING
ARMS THAT ARE DOWN.
>> THAT IS A HUGE PART OF
RAILROADING.
IT DRIVES A LOT OF BUSINESS
ITSELF.
IT'S CRITICAL TO THE INDUSTRY,
IT'S CRITICAL FOR THE PEOPLE.
IT'S CRITICAL FOR COST.
THE FACT IT'S AN OKLAHOMA-BASED
COMPANY, SO WE HAVE SOMEBODY
THAT CAN COMPETE WITH ANYBODY IN
THE INDUSTRY RIGHT HERE IN OUR
BACK YARD, THAT'S AN ASSET.
>> IN FACT RSI IS THE ONLY