HOUSTON - Union Pacific say many drivers are breaking the law at railroad crossings, including the one at Main and Fondren that FOX 26 visited Tuesday.

What is Operation UP CARES?

The backstory:

"So this is our UP CARES effort and initiative. We do this about once or twice every month by partnering with our local law enforcement and, really, it's our commitment to safety. Safety is our number one priority for Union Pacific railroad and this is us demonstrating that," said Richard Zientek, Senior Director of Public Affairs Union Pacific, "We are looking at what observations that we make from driver behavior that needs to be corrected."

Union Pacific says they partnered with HPD for Operation UP CARES (Union Pacific Crossing Accident Reduction Education and Safety) to hand out violatio

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