Rail Grade Crossing Safety Resources for Transit Agencies

International Level Crossing Awareness Day

International Level Crossing Awareness Day Conference is June 4-6, 2025. To learn more about rail grade crossings, check out ILCAD’s website: https://ilcad.org/

Recording Now Available: Spotlight on Rail Transit Webinar

This webinar discussed the importance of making safe choices when driving or walking near rail tracks and trains.

FTA-FMCSA Rail Grade Crossing Safety Campaign

FTA is partnering with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to promote rail grade crossing safety. Our agencies developed a video to highlight best practices for motorists, transit riders and pedestrians to keep people safe where trains are...

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Rail Grade Crossing Safety Resources

FTA is raising awareness on this important safety concern and supporting the transit industry by providing data to analyze the current safety landscape and historical trends and resources to educate and inform the public.

Overview

Rail transit grade crossing (RGX) events, fatalities and injuries remain a concern in the transit industry. FTA is raising awareness on this important safety concern and supporting the transit industry by providing data to analyze the current safety landscape and historical trends and resources to educate and inform the public. This webpage includes rail grade crossing safety resources to assist transit agencies in making transit safer for all.

What's New

Safety Advisory 24-2: Street-Running Rail Vehicle Collisions Webinar

On November 25, 2024, FTA issued Safety Advisory 24-2: Street Running Rail Vehicle Collisions to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by street-running rail vehicle collisions. FTA hosted a webinar to provide State Safety Oversight Agencies and Rail Transit Agencies with an overview of the Safety Advisory, information being requested by FTA and resources available.

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RGX Fact Sheet

FTA has developed a RGX Fact Sheet communicating the current transit RGX safety landscape, transit RGX collision trends and incidents and collisions data. FTA analyzes data reported to the National Transit Database (NTD) to monitor transit RGX incidents, injuries and fatalities. View the RGX Fact Sheet.

FTA-FMCSA Rail Grade Crossing Safety Campaign

FTA partnered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to promote rail grade crossing safety and developed a video to highlight best practices for motorists, transit riders and pedestrians to keep people safe where trains are present. #dontgetsideTRACKed

Operation Lifesaver Transit Safety Pledge

Join over 10,500 adults and children who have signed the Transit Safety Pledge and affirm your commitment to safe practices around transit rail grade crossings today.

See Tracks, Think Trains Week 2025

See Tracks Think Train Week 2025 Schedule See Tracks, Think Trains Week (September 15 – 22, 2025), is an annual observance event spearheaded by Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) and rail safety partners across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The goal is to raise awareness for multiple audiences on ways to Stop Track Tragedies. FTA has long supported OLI to spread this important safety message during Rail Safety Week and beyond. Check back for more information.