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...
October 6, 2014 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, October 3, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver Inc., (OLI) the national, non-profit rail safety education group, today unveiled its redesigned website home page (www.oli.org) as part of its ongoing mission to raise...
September 18, 2014 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 17, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) today announced the award of $162,500 in grant funds for public awareness and safety education projects involving eleven transit agencies across the...
August 8, 2014 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: The News-Gazette, August 8, 2014) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Spotting an oncoming train and crossing the tracks anyway can be fatal — especially in Illinois. The state faces rail-safety issues many states don’t because it has so many crossings and so many miles...
August 1, 2014 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, July 31, 2014) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The following is a statement by Joyce Rose, President and CEO of Operation Lifesaver, regarding a viral video from the Indiana Rail Road Company of two women who were trespassing on a rail...
July 17, 2014 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, July 16, 2014) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI, www.oli.org) the rail safety education nonprofit, today released its 2013 annual report, which reviews the organization’s accomplishments, according to...
June 12, 2014 | FRA, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, June 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 11, Operation Lifesaver, Inc., in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced more than $200,000 in grants to 21 State Operation Lifesaver programs for a...
June 11, 2014 | Headlines, NS, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: WBIR, June 10, 2014. BLET Editor’s Note: Bill Clevenger is a member of BLET Division 239 in Knoxville, Tenn.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Operation Lifesaver and Norfolk Southern are hoping to increase awareness about train safety this week on their Appalachian...
April 30, 2014 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
Saving lives near train track is focus of Operation Lifesaver Conference, May 14-15 (Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 30, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail safety education leaders from across the U.S. and around the world will gather in Albuquerque...
