November 16, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Columbus Dispatch editorial, November 12, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A plan to replace yield signs with stop signs at 1,000 railroad crossings across the state appears to be a reasonable effort to improve safety. By requiring drivers to stop, chances are...
November 10, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: www.al.com, November 9, 2015) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The driver of a dump truck killed when his vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train went around another car and lowered crossing arms, authorities said today. Full story: www.al.com
November 6, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: WOAI, November 6, 2015) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Sometimes your car’s GPS system doesn’t have all the answers. Just ask a woman in her twenties who was driving down Jones-Maltsburger near the entrance to the Quarry Market early today. Full story:...
November 3, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Associated Press, November 3, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stop signs are being installed at about 1,000 railroad crossings throughout Ohio that don’t have gates or flashing lights. State officials say the stop signs will replace yield signs at those...
August 12, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, August 11, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), announced more than $200,000 in grants to 13 State Operation Lifesaver programs for a...
August 7, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, August 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI) today announced that the application period is open for its Rail Transit Safety Education Grants, which offer a total of $150,000 in funding for transit...
August 6, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, August 5, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a cool October night in 2012, time stopped for Mark Kalina Jr. as he found himself underneath a train. “It felt like hours till the train passed over, and I rolled over and saw my left leg was cut off,”...
June 30, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Associated Press, June 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal agency that oversees railroads is asking digital mapping companies to alert users as they approach track crossings. The Federal Railroad Administration announced Monday that, so far, Google has...
June 29, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Venture Beat, June 29, 2015) NEW YORK — Google is to start alerting drivers when they approach U.S. railroad crossings to help curb a rise in accidents. “Grade” or “level” crossings are the points where a railway track intersects with a public or private...
June 4, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: WZZM, June 3, 2015) DETROIT — Nationwide, railroad crossing collisions were up 8.8 percent from 2013 and fatalities grew more than 16 percent. 270 people died in the U.S. but in Michigan, the story is even more concerning. Michigan saw 12 fatalities in 2014,...
