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All Aboard the Safety Train: Railway Safety in Canada
September 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
All Aboard the Safety Train: Railway Safety in Canada
Join us on Wednesday September 29th for the next online lecture in our 2021 series, Railway Ties. In honor of Railway Safety week, September 21-27, 2021, the Toronto Railway Museum has partnered with Operation Lifesaver Canada to advocate for railway safety and offer an exclusive peek at what goes on behind the scenes to keep Canadians safe on the rails.
This online event will be led by experts Peter Mohyla and Rob Romano (Operation Lifesaver Canada). Firstly, it will include a tour of the Whitby Rail Facility. Learn more about railway safety and how to “Stop Track Tragedies”. Event attendees will get a behind the scenes peek at what goes into a trip inspection before a train departs the station. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to speak with the presenters and Toronto Railway Museum historians in a live Q&A session. Event attendees have a chance to win some great prizes from our friends at Ripley’s Aquarium and more. Get your tickets now!
To learn more about railway safety and how to stop track tragedies, join us for our latest lecture in the series!
Tickets
Tickets are $15 (+ HST and fees). Attendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room, where they can engage directly with the presenters and museum historians in our post-lecture Q&A. Ticket holders also have a chance to win one of several prizes, including a family pass to Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, and prizes from Operation Lifesaver, Steam Whistle Brewing, and the Toronto Blue Jays!
Tickets available on Eventbrite here.
About Peter Mohyla
Peter Mohyla has been with GO Transit for 33 years serving as a special constable and currently as a Community Safety Officer. He also chairs the Operation Lifesaver Ontario Committee and sits on the national Operation Lifesaver advisory committee.
For 32 years Peter has been promoting the OL rail safety messaging and working with a variety of community partners such as emergency responders, partners in the rail industry such as CN, CP, VIA Rail and government agencies such as the Ministry of Transportation.
Peter has been recognized for his devotion to promoting rail safety by being awarded the Ministry of Transportation Road Safety Achievement Award in the category of Road Safety Professional. In 2016 he was awarded the Operation Lifesaver Roger Cyr award for his work and dedication in promoting rail safety in Canada.
About Rob Romano
Rob Romano started with Bombardier Rail Transportation in 1997 as an Equipment maintainer ( Locomotive and Coach repair shops, Rail Equipment Operator). He then began working for GO Transit in 2013 as a Coach Rail Equipment officer and in 2015 transferred to the Rail Maintenance expansion group as a Rail Facility Specialist. Currently, Rob is the Supervisor of Facility maintenance and contract compliance at the Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility. In 2016 he received a Metrolinx Linx award for team work (During the construction of Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility).
About the Toronto Railway Museum (TRM)
The Toronto Railway Museum (TRM) brings people together by telling stories of Toronto’s railway heritage. The Museum is located in the heart of downtown Toronto and is typically open year-round. TRM presents exhibits, tours, educational programs and publications that broaden the understanding and appreciation of Toronto’s rich railway history. TRM is committed to telling the stories of the railways, and welcoming conversations of its varied experiences through its lecture series, exhibits and integrated programming with a mission to learn from the past to make the future better.
Links for more info:
https://www.operationlifesaver.ca/initiatives/campaigns/today-is-better/