Rail Grade Crossing Safety Resources for Transit Agencies

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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

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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 is hosting a webinar on Monday, September 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET. This session brings 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. Register now.

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.