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Ryan Ratledge of Pinsly and Anna Lynn Smith of HDR. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)
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People News: Pinsly/STB, HDR, OLI

Pinsly Railroad Company President and CEO Ryan Ratledge joins the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Also, Anna Lynn Smith rejoins HDR as Intercity and High-Speed Rail Lead; and Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI) welcomes four new state coordinators.

OLI 2024 Report: ‘Growth, Outreach, and Lifesaving Education’

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) on Oct. 1 released its 2024 Annual Report with audited financials, “capturing a year of strategic growth, inclusive outreach and data-driven impact,” as the nonprofit continues its mission to “empower individuals to make safer choices around tracks and trains.”

Class I Briefs: CN, CPKC

CN’s Transcona Shops Mechanical team in Winnipeg achieves two years injury-free. Also, CN partners with the New Orleans Saints to promote safety; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) joins Operation Lifesaver (OLI) Canada and Operations Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) in the U.S. to raise rail safety awareness.

See Tracks? Think Train® Week Set for Sept. 15-21

Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI), along with state OLI programs, and rail safety partners across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, are kicking off this year’s observance of See Tracks? Think Train® Week on Sept. 15.

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People News: DART, Greenbrier

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) welcomes Trenise Winters as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Also, the Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) elects Stevan Bobb and Jeffrey Songer to its Board of Directors.

People News: Indiana Rail Road, OLI

The Indiana Rail Road Co. (INRD) promotes Brian Jonaitis to Vice President of Business Development. Also, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) welcomes six new Board of Director members.

Transit Briefs: MARTA, Metra

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) unveils a new online trip planner. Also, Metra schedules 40 safety blitzes in 2025.

OLI Board Chair and ASLRRA SVP, Safety, Regulatory, and Environmental Policy Jo Strang (far right) pictured with F. Tom Roberts Memorial Volunteer Award honoree Bob Crawford (center). They are joined by Jessica Devorsky, Texas Operation Lifesaver State Coordinator and F. Tom Roberts Award Committee Chair (far left), and Mark Sexton, Oklahoma Operation Lifesaver State Coordinator. (OLI Photograph)

Crawford Earns OLI Rail Safety Education Award

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) has honored Robert “Bob” Crawford of Oklahoma City, Okla., with the 2024 F. Tom Roberts Memorial Volunteer Award in recognition of his “outstanding dedication to railroad safety education.”