December 11, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, December 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) offers free Railroad Investigation and Safety Course (RISC) training for first responders across the United States. Developed by the nation’s railroad...
October 6, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, October 5, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver Inc., (OLI), the national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting safety around trains and tracks, has reframed some of its most popular education materials into...
September 28, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Daily Herald, September 28, 2020) CHICAGO — With train traffic decreasing in 2020 because of COVID-19 and Illinoisans hunkering down in the spring, it seems logical that railway crossing crashes would plummet, right? That’s true for most of America, but...
September 22, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 22, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Amtrak Police Department and Operation Lifesaver Inc.(OLI), the national rail safety education organization, have mobilized hundreds of law enforcement representatives and first...
August 20, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: My Leader Paper, August 19, 2020) FESTUS, Mo. — A local woman who was driving near the Festus site where a train derailed the day before, drove past two “Road Closed” signs and dropped into a shallow hole at the railroad crossing on Old State Hwy. A just west...
April 28, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 27, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mexico will join the U.S. and Canada in observing Rail Safety Week this year from September 21-27. Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), Operation Lifesaver Canada and the Asociación Mexicana de...
April 27, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 24, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — – Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), today announced $200,000 in grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 14 states. The grants...
April 23, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 22, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced it will award the first Innovative Rail Safety Grant for $60,000 to New York...
April 8, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four new leaders are in place for rail safety nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) state programs, according to OLI Executive Director Rachel Maleh. The new District of Columbia...
April 3, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 2, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new animated video and fact sheet now available from Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the national nonprofit rail safety education organization, offer resources for the news media on how...
