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Caltrain trains on tracks
Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2026

Caltrain Adopts Corridor-Wide Right-of-Way Safety Strategy

Caltrain and its partners have implemented safety improvements at specific locations in response to known risk conditions, operational needs, and available funding since the agency’s founding.

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Chicago Metra train on tracks
Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2026

Chicago's Metra Rail Announces 41 Safety Blitzes in 2026

During a safety blitz, Metra employees will visit one of the railroad’s 243 stations during the morning rush hour, distributing educational materials on train and grade-crossing safety, answering questions, and listening to riders’ safety concerns.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2025

Chicago's Metra Plans 40 Safety Blitzes in 2025

The agency's employees will visit one of the railroad’s 243 stations during the morning rush hour, distributing educational materials about train and grade crossing safety, answering questions, and listening to riders’ safety concerns.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 15, 2024

Operation Lifesaver Awards Safety Grant to Hampton Roads Transit

OLI’s new transit safety pledge campaign targets rail safety education for kids, teens, and adults. The grant was awarded to Hampton Roads Transit.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 30, 2024

Rail Safety Public Awareness Grants Awarded Across Nation

Operation Lifesaver awards grants to amplify rail safety education across the United States.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 21, 2023

Amtrak Leadership Signs OLI Rail Safety Pledge

Those who take the rail safety pledge can use the share button to post on social media.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2020

Brightline uses haircuts to promote rail safety, mental health education

Mobile barbershop is designed to engage with communities that interact along the rail corridor.

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2016

Ill. bill doubles fines for drivers who illegally cross railroad tracks

The legislation doubles the fines from $250 to $500 for a first offense and from $500 to $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.

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Safety Cornerby Joyce RoseNovember 3, 2014

Delivering Rail Safety's Message to the Public

The national focus in transit safety has increased, particularly in the wake of several high-profile train collisions on rail transit systems over the last decade. But, it is important to remember that 71% of transit-related fatalities in 2012 were pedestrians, trespassers or occupants of cars that collided with transit vehicles.

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Safety Cornerby Joyce RoseAugust 27, 2014

How Operation Lifesaver can help your transit system’s safety program

Transit is one of the safest ways to travel in the U.S. According to the National Safety Council, the lifetime odds of being killed as a rail passenger are 1 in 178,000, compared to the 1 in 415 odds of being killed as an occupant of a passenger car. A closer look at recent transit fatality statistics reveals where the problem areas lie. According to FTA statistics, 262 people died in transit-related incidents in 2012 (not including commuter rail systems, which are regulated by the FRA).

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