OLI president laments Metro-North incident

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) President Joyce Rose commented Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, on the Feb. 3 collision in Valhalla, N.Y., involving an SUV and a Metro-North Railroad consist.

OLI names 11 for safety campaign grants

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2014 announced the names of 11 transit agencies sharing $162,500 in grant funding for public awareness and safety education projects across the U.S.

INRD near-fatalities underscore trespassing problem

Railroads, Operation Lifesaver, and law enforcement communicate three facts on a daily basis: “Railroad tracks are private property, they are not public thoroughfares, and they are very dangerous.” Yet, despite these efforts, trespasser fatalities have been on the rise.

Strang, Martino, Carlson join OLI board

Three new members have been named to the board of directors of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI): Jo Strang, vice president of regulatory affairs for the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA); Michael J. Martino, senior director of operations with the Association of American Railroads (AAR); and C. Doniele Carlson, assistant vice president corporate communications and community affairs for Kansas City Southern (KCS).

NS/OL safety train visiting Delaware and Pennsylvania

Norfolk Southern and Operation Lifesaver are bringing their Whistle-Stop safety train tour to Delaware and eastern and central Pennsylvania to stress the importance of public safety around railroad tracks. It’s the third such trip this year for Norfolk Southern and OLI on the NS network. A fourth trip is scheduled for Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri later this summer.

OLI: Safety Education Grant applications sought

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. said Tuesday, June 10, 2014, that the application period is now open for a total of $150,000 in grant funds for transit agencies and other local governmental entities for rail transit safety education and public awareness initiatives.

OLI President hails crossing awareness day

Operation Lifesaver Inc. President Joyce Rose said Tuesday, June 3, 2014 that she and Operation Lifesaver USA are “proud to observe the sixth annual International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD), bringing worldwide attention to the important issue of safety at crossings.”

NS, OLI back Georgia whistle-stop safety train

Norfolk Southern and Operation Lifesaver Inc. are hosting “The Peach State Whistle-Stop Safety Train” this week as a 327-mile tour stretches from Valdosta, in southeast Georgia, north to Dalton, Ga., the carpet capital of the world.

Hale, Pepper honored by Operation Lifesaver

Operation Lifesaver at its May 14-15, 2014 Leadership Conference presented national safety awards highlighting individual achievements in preventing deaths and injuries around railroad tracks and trains to Ron Hale of North Little Rock, Ark., and Allen Pepper of Starkville, Miss.

See Tracks? Think Train!

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) on March 8, 2014 launched a new public service advertising campaign called See Tracks? Think Train! that aims to reduce pedestrian and driver injuries and fatalities around railroad tracks by highlighting behaviors that put people at risk.
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