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Together, we can save lives at railroad crossings and on train tracks.
Join us Sept. 23-29, 2024 for See Tracks? Think Train® Week (formerly Rail Safety Week) across the U.S.
DO YOU RIDE TRANSIT? Take The Transit Safety Pledge
Make your communities safer. Take the Transit Safety Pledge today!
You Can Help #STOPTrackTragedies.
Do you see trains in your community? Check out the OLI Rail Safety Pledge.
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Safety Near Trains
While the number of highway-rail crossing collisions, deaths and injuries has dropped over the past five decades, it’s still a startling fact that about every three hours in the U.S., a person or vehicle is hit by a train.
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82% Decline in Collisions
We’ve helped to reduce the number of train/motor vehicle collisions from a 1972 high of roughly 12,000 annual incidents to approximately 2,200 incidents in 2019. Source: Federal Railroad Administration statistics.
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Help Raise Awareness
Operation Lifesaver's network of authorized volunteers share a common goal: To reduce the likelihood of collisions between people/vehicles and trains through rail safety education. You can help us spread the word. (Photo credit: Louisiana Operation Lifesaver)
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State Contacts
Operation Lifesaver state programs across the U.S. are directed by State Coordinators. (Photo credit: Georgia Operation Lifesaver)
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Purchase Materials at the OL Store
View and purchase official Operation Lifesaver merchandise and educational materials online through our authorized vendor, Morton Suggestion Co.
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