Short Line Safety Institute

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2024: A Milestone Anniversary Year for SLSI

September marks the 10th anniversary of the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), a non-profit corporation that was founded in response to the tragic 2013 crude oil train accident at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, and

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People News: SLSI, NYPD Transit Bureau

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services’ (G&W) John Angel joins the Short Line Safety Institute’s (SLSI) Board of Directors. Also, Micheal M. Kemper, Chief of Transit at the New York City Police Department, is stepping down.

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Safety Culture Assessments Show Areas of Strength, Opportunities

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) and the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development & Technology have shared the results of an evaluation of all Safety Culture Assessments completed on short line railroads in 2023. Five areas of strength across the railroads and five areas of opportunity were identified.

OmniTRAX and the Short Line Safety Institute partnered to host local response teams on the Panhandle Northern Railroad. (OmniTRAX Photograph)

OmniTRAX Teams With SLSI for Emergency Response Training

OmniTRAX affiliate Panhandle Northern Railway (PNR) and the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) recently held a two-day railroad emergency response training in Borger, Tex., that combined a classroom-based emergency preparedness, reporting and response exercise with a simulated drill for first responders and railroad staff.