SLSI Hits Major Training Milestone
WASHINGTON – February 24, 2025 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has reached a significant milestone, with more than 5,000 short line railroad employees and first responders completing in-person hazardous …
Kristin Bevil Joins SLSI Board of Directors
WASHINGTON – December 2, 2024 – The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is pleased to announce Kristin Bevil, general counsel and chief legal officer at Pinsly Railroad, has joined SLSI’s …
SLSI Enters Tenth Year of Operations
WASHINGTON – September 19, 2024 – This month, the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) enters its tenth year of operations. Founded in response to the tragic 2013 Lac-Megantic rail accident …
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 …