NC OL Events

OL's 50th Anniversary Recognized by Atlas Model Railroad Company
August 11, 2021 -- I’m excited to share with you that Atlas Model Railroad Company just released pre-order options for a commemorative Operation Lifesaver 50th Anniversary model locomotive in N, HO, and O scale! Please share information on the model train and help get the word out. NOTE that ALL orders are due Sept 8, 2021 and ONLY pre-orders will be accepted. order forms are linked below

N Scale Silver Series online order
N Scale Gold Series online order
HO Scale Silver Series online
HO Scale Gold Series online
O Scale Premier Version Order online

July 2 is NCOL Night At the Durham Bulls
Join North Carolina Operation Lifesaver on Friday, July 2 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, when the Triple A Bulls take on the Gwinnett Stripers at 6:35 pm. Tickets can be purchased at milb.com/durham/tickets/2021-ticket-information.
NCOL volunteers will be manning a table on the concourse and giving away Rail Safety materials, including hand fans, coloring books and crayons, pencils, and other reminders that you should always "See Tracks? Think Train!"
And - since this is a Friday night game, it will be followed by - FIREWORKS!
Durham Bulls Athletic Park is located at 409 Blackwell Street, Durham. milb.com/durham/ballpark/directions

Drivers Education Instructors Can Get CEUs for Becoming OLAVs
July 9, 2020 -- In cooperation with the NC Dept. of Motor Vehicles and OLI, Drivers Education Instructors who complete OLAV training will receive four (4) hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Following their authorization, Instructors can continue to achieve CEUs at the rate of one hour per four reported presentations. Please spread the news! In addition, OL has released some GREAT new videos for classes - if you can't have an OLAV present in person or virtually, you can still convey the message.
Check out the links below:
In the Interest of Safety: New Driver Edition -player.vimeo.com/video/503574363
In the Interest of Safety Video Facilitation Guide - oli.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/NewDriver%20Facilitation-Virtual%20and%20In%20Person.pdf
Cheating Death - vimeo.com/359883202
Critical Junction - vimeo.com/222729263
John-John’s Story - vimeo.com/361614267
Think Train - vimeo.com/178379397

Did you see this? May 30, 2018, Star, NC On Wednesday, May 30, NCOL, NCDOT-BeRailSafe, and the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railroad staged the first ever (at least in NC, if not in the world) collision between a moving vehicle and a moving train. The event was coordinated by Crash Data Specialists, LLC.

The locomotive, driven by ACWR's Ed Thum, and including ACWR President Jennifer Harrell as a passenger, reached a speed of 22 miles per hour within 400 feet, from a dead stop. The vehicle, provided by the NC State Highway Patrol, was propelled forward by a pulley system attached to the rear of the locomotive. The collision resulted in "fatal" injuries to two of the three occupants of the vehicle. Click on one of the three links below for footage of the crash.

youtube.com/watch?v=-whxD13T9Gs
vimeo.com/272650324
vimeo.com/272644314