Rail Grade Crossing Safety Resources for Transit Agencies

Webinar Recording Now Available: Starting the Safety Conversation in Rail Transit Communities

View FTA's "Starting the Safety Conversation in Rail Transit Communities" webinar recording and presentation that was held during Operation Lifesavers See Tracks? Think Train!® Week 2026.

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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.

Now Available: FTA Rail Grade Crossing Safety Webinar Recording

View Recording of FTA's Rail Grade Crossing Safety Webinar for See Tracks, Think Train Week 2025.

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

FTA’s Starting the Safety Conversation in Rail Transit Communities Webinar

As a part of Operation Lifesaver’s See Tracks? Think Train!® Week, FTA hosted a webinar that brought together safety leaders from the Maryland Transit Administration, Valley Metro, and Operation Lifesaver to share real-world proactive outreach strategies and essential resources to help transit agencies conduct effective safety education in rail communities.

Video | Presentation

Spotlight on Safety: FTA Leadership Messages for See Tracks? Think Train® Week

In support of the 10th anniversary of Operation Lifesaver, Inc.’s See Tracks? Think Train® Week, FTA launched new video messages from Matthew Cahill, Acting Deputy Administrator, and Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety Oversight and Chief Safety Officer. These videos highlight simple, life-saving steps rail transit riders can take to improve safety across our transit networks.

FTA Trespass and Suicide Prevention Webinar

FTA hosted a webinar to discuss strategies for preventing trespass and suicide incidents.

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.