June 3, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, June 3, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, the national nonprofit rail safety education organization, launches a new video public service announcement (VPSA) to combat dangerous driver behavior at railroad...
April 17, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Column by Operation Lifesaver President and CEO Joyce Rose, April 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you were driving or walking around railroad crossings during last fall’s Illinois Rail Safety Week, or attending a soccer game or concert last summer at...
April 17, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Associated Press, April 16, 2015) MERIDIAN, Miss. — An official says a woman drove her SUV around an active crossing gate and collided with an Amtrak train in Mississippi, dying within seconds. Full story: Seattle Times
March 25, 2015 | Headlines, NTSB, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, March 24, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An alarming increase in deaths to pedestrians trespassing on railroad tracks across the U.S. in 2014 shows the continued importance of safety education efforts, rail safety nonprofit...
March 3, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: The Journal News, March 2, 2015) CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — U.S. Reps. Nita Lowey and Sean Patrick Maloney on Monday said Congress should approve passenger rail legislation that would provide funding to relocate grade crossings, advanced train technology and boost...
February 26, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, February 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recent high-profile grade crossing collisions in Oxnard, Calif. and Valhalla, N.Y. highlight the need for all drivers to use caution at every highway-rail grade crossing, a national...
February 10, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: The Journal News, February 8, 2015) NEW YORK — Although collisions at crossings have declined nationally over the past decade, the drop hasn’t been nearly as marked in New York, according to Federal Railroad Administration data. In total, 63 people have...
February 6, 2015 | Accident, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: New York Times, February 5, 2015) NEW YORK — Engineers and transportation safety experts around the world are working to reduce the dangers of grade-level rail crossings like the one in Valhalla, N.Y., that was the scene of a deadly accident Tuesday evening....
January 21, 2015 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Column by Operation Lifesaver President and CEO Joyce Rose, January 20, 2015) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — At Operation Lifesaver, we educate the public about how to be safe around railroad tracks. Our nationwide network of volunteers make safety presentations in...
November 24, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: www.nj.com, November 21, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is altering its rail safety program, which commuters will see in the form of new safety blitzes at railroad stations and rail cars wrapped with the “Operation Lifesaver,” the national...
