Harvest Season

Operation Lifesaver offers free rail safety resources for farmers and farm machinery operators, including safety tips, educational materials and shareable graphics to help promote safe choices around railroad crossings during harvest season and throughout the year.

Video PSAs in English & Spanish Audio PSAs in English & Spanish

Know what to do near railroad tracks. Every 3 hours in the U.S., a person or vehicle is hit by a train.

Stuck or Stalled on the Tracks? Know what to do

If you don't fit, don't commit! Make sure your equipment can completely clear the railroad tracks before starting across.

Only cross at designated crossings.

Watch our PSA for Low Clearance Vehicles

Always expect a train. Trains can run on any track, at any time, in either direction.

It can take the average freight train traveling at 55 mph a mile or more to stop.

Operation Lifesaver's free rail safety brochure helps farmers and farm machine operators stay safe and avoid incidents around railroad tracks and trains.

Download the English Farm Rail Safety Brochure Download the Spanish Farm Rail Safety Brochure

Resources for 4-H and FFA Groups

View and download our lesson package and supplemental handout materials, which include an interactive presentation and practical learning information for Junior Level (ages 8-11) and Senior Level (ages 12-17) students.

Junior Level (ages 8-11) English Materials