allenAug 13, 2025

A pickup truck driver ignored the signals and drove around gate arm at a railway crossing, yesterday morning in Port Moody, BC.

The #WestCoastExpress commuter train collided with the vehicle and sent the driver flying through the window seriously injured. Video:

https://globalnews.ca/news/11333683/

Passengers onboard weren't hurt but stuck for over an hour. Thousands were delayed due to one person's dumb decision. Don't do that.

#Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Railway #Train #Safety #OperationLifesaver

Video captures moment West Coast Express strikes truck at crossing

Port Moody police said they believe the driver wasn't able to put the vehicle in reverse once he realized that the West Coast Express was coming.

Global News
BardyBApr 2, 2024
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Awards $200,000 for Crossing Safety Public Awareness Campaigns in 10 States http://dlvr.it/T4y4t8 #gradecrossingaccidents #gradecrossingsafety #OperationLifesaver
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Awards $200,000 for Crossing Safety Public Awareness Campaigns in 10 States - Railway Track and Structures

WASHINGTON –– Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), today announced $200,000 in competitive crossing safety awareness grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 10 states.

Railway Track and Structures
Adam WilliamsAug 9, 2023

⚠️⚠️⚠️Problematic Metaphor Alert⚠️⚠️⚠️: out in front, ahead, is not how one avoids being run over by a 🛤️train🛤️. You should definitely wait. Can someone from Operation Lifesaver please give this guy a call?

“One of the things we learned was to get out in front and get out ahead and don’t wait because you’ll be run over by the train.” --- Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life in Columbus, Ohio.
#OperationLifeSaver #RailroadSafety #BadMetaphor
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/us/politics/ohio-election-abortion-voters.html

Ohio Vote on Issue 1 Shows Abortion’s Potency to Shape Elections

The Dobbs ruling has turned a coalition of liberal, swing and moderate Republican voters into a political force. Even in August in Ohio.

The New York Times
JoshywoofulFeb 2, 2018
RT @[email protected]: After witnessing another near miss at work, your neighbourhood conductor horse will be talking a bit more about rail safety from time to time. Hoping to at least raise awareness. #railtalkthursday #operationlifesaver