Year: 2024

America’s North Coast, or the 216, if you prefer, may be best known as the birthplace — or home — of Rock & Roll, but it’s not a bad place to watch trains.

The heightened safety challenges and operational demands of long freight trains require coordinated actions from major freight railroad companies, the Federal Railroad Administration, and Congress. That’s according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Operation Lifesaver, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, recently announced $200,000 in competitive crossing safety awareness grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 12 states.