Aransas Pass Police Department

ARANSAS PASS (News Release) - Aransas Pass Police Officers and Dispatchers along with several other area law enforcement officers, attended training with Union Pacific as part of Operation LIFESAVER.

Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) is a non-profit organization and nationally recognized for rail safety education. Since 1972, OLI has been committed to preventing collisions, injuries and fatalities on and around railroad tracks and highway-rail grade crossings, with the support of public education programs in states across the U.S.

The rail safety course covered the history of railroad incidents, safety issues, signs and signals, location identification, identification of cars, common crimes, crash investigation, available resources, and hazmat response. Students also went to the Union Pacific Rail Yard in Gregory and had the opportunity to get hands-on training.