John Angel Joins SLSI Board of Directors
WASHINGTON – September 3, 2024 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is pleased to announce that John Angel has joined its Board of Directors. Angel is vice president, compliance …
Short Line Safety Institute Releases 2023 Systematic Review
WASHINGTON – July 25, 2024 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has released a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) research results paper analyzing the twenty Safety Culture Assessments (SCAs) conducted …
SLSI’s Leone Discusses Gender Diversity and Safety Culture in LRW Webinar
WASHINGTON – January 16, 2023 – The Short Line Safety Institute and University of Connecticut kick off the League of Railway Women’s Webinar Series with a research talk about gender …
Short Line Railroads Show Measurable Safety Culture Improvements After Implementing Recommendations from the Short Line Safety Institute
WASHINGTON – October 30, 2023 – The Volpe Institute recently conducted a study of twenty short line railroads that have completed both an initial Safety Culture Assessment (SCA) conducted by …
Short Line Safety Institute Welcomes Ryan Risdon in New Role
Risdon Joins SLSI As Manager of Program Support WASHINGTON – May 30, 2023 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has selected Ryan Risdon for the new position of …
Short Line Safety Institute Holds First Alert Program at New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway
ALERT Program provides hazardous materials incident response training to first responders WASHINGTON – March 7, 2023 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has completed its first Assistance for …
FRA Finds Safety Culture Growth in Railroads Participating in Safety Culture Assessments
WASHINGTON – May 12, 2022 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI)’s Safety Culture Assessments (SCAs) have improved safety culture performance on short line railroads, according to an analysis published …
Short Line Safety Institute Releases New Resources to Serve Short Line Industry Needs
WASHINGTON – October 13, 2021 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has published several new online resources designed to address identified opportunities for improving safety culture on short line …
Short Line Safety Institute’s Analysis of Safety Culture Assessments Identifies Industry Strengths and Provides Roadmap for Program Development
WASHINGTON – May 20, 2021 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has published a report aggregating the results of Safety Culture Assessments completed at short line railroads during 2020. …
Short Line Safety Institute Offers Transportation Emergency Response Plan Development to Short Line Railroads
WASHINGTON – March 12, 2021 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) today unveiled a new offering, the development and documentation of a Transportation Emergency Response Plan (TERP) for short …