Rail Grade Crossing Safety Resources for Transit Agencies
Overview
Rail transit grade crossing (RGX) events, fatalities and injuries remain a concern in the transit industry. FTA is 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 RGX safety resources to assist transit agencies in mitigating risks and improving RGX safety.
What's New
See Tracks? Think Train Week 2025
See Tracks, Think Trains Week (September 15 – 21, 2025) helps raise awareness on the importance of making safe choices when driving or walking near tracks and trains. FTA works together with Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) to amplify the rail safety message for the transit industry by providing new resources, information and tailored messaging.
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.
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.
Rail Safety and Resource Library
Click below to see list of resources
FTA Resources
- Safety Advisories and Bulletins
- Webinars
- FTA Rail Grade Crossing Webinar (September 17, 2025)
- Overview of Safety Advisory 24-2: Street Running Rail Vehicle Collisions (December 12, 2024)
- Spotlight on Rail Transit Safety (September 25, 2024)
- Spotlight on Safety: Transit Rail Grade Crossings (September 21, 2023)
- Suicide Prevention Signage on Public Transit Webinar (January 25, 2023)
- Rail Safety Week videos
- Public Service Announcements
- Mental Health Resources for Transit Workers
Industry Resources
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Volpe
- American Public Transportation Association
FTA Presentations
- 2025 APTA Rail Grade Crossing Safety, Trespassing & Suicide Prevention Workshop
- 2025 FTA Joint SSO and RTA Workshop: Managing Safety at Transit Rail Grade Crossings
- 2024 Global Railway Alliance for Suicide Prevention: FTA Rail Transit Update
- 2024 Operation Lifesaver National Advisory Council
- 2023 FTA Joint SSO and RTA Workshop: Managing Safety at Rail Grade Crossing
- 2023 APTA Grade Crossing Safety Workshop
- 2022 Rail Share Rail Grade Crossing Safety Initiatives
- 2022 International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) Launch Conference
- 2022 FTA Joint SSO and RTA Hybrid Workshop Rail Grade Crossing Safety
Data and Reports
- TRACS reports
- FTA Research
- Utilizing Artificial Intelligence with Vision-based Systems for Monitoring Trespassing – Best Practices (Report 0256)
- Platform Track Intrusion Detection System Evaluation for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Report 0189)
- FTA Standards Development Program: Rail Transit Roadway/Pedestrian Grade Crossing Exploratory Report
- FTA Standards Development Program: Mitigations for Trespasser and Suicide Fatalities and Injuries (Report 0227)
- Fact Sheet