Starting with the calendar year 2005, the Safety Committee has revised the categories and criteria for the Jake Awards. Categories The new Jake Awards fall into two categories:
Criteria All railroads must turn in their F6180.55 form, the Railroad Injury and Illness and Summary Form, to the FRA to be considered for the Jake Awards. No other steps are necessary. History In 1995, the Jake Award Program was created by, and named for Lowell S. "Jake" Jacobson, a previous recipient of Railway Age Magazine's Railroader of the Year. Jake started giving these awards, out of his own pocket, to recognize outstanding safety achievements in the short line railroad industry, which had gone unrecognized before. In 1999, the ASLRRA Safety Committee adopted the Jake Awards, and since then, has continued Mr. Jacobson's legacy of rewarding and drawing attention to the high safety standards of the small railroad industry.
Thank you to our 2009 Safety Awards Program sponsors: Titanium Level
Steel Level
Iron Level
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