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ENS Sign Awareness Day is June 24, 2025

Join us for ENS Sign Awareness Day and help spotlight the lifesaving importance of the Blue and White Emergency Notification System (ENS) signs at railroad crossings.

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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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81% 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 2,246 incidents in 2024. 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 Official OLI Gear and Materials

For a variety of branded clothing, promotional items and printed education materials, visit our OLI stores.

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