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Rail Safety Statistics Report

The Rail Safety Statistics Report (RSSR) analyzes data collected through the State Safety Oversight program and the National Transit Database (NTD). It provides a trend analysis of the safety performance of the rail transit industry for 2007-2O13. The report focuses on the types of events...

Rail and Bus Safety Data Reports

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Rail Safety Data Reports represent an industry tabulation and trend analyses of rail transit safety. 

SafeTrack Oversight Report - September 2016 Activities

A summary of the project management oversight activities of WMATA for September 2016.

As part of its responsibility to prudently use public funds, FTA routinely performs project oversight to ensure that major capital transit projects are executed professionally, efficiently, and in...

TSO Spotlight December 2016 Issue

The December 2016 issue of the Federal Transit Administration’s monthly newsletter about safety and oversight topics, events, training, and guidance that affect the public transportation industry.

WMATA Traction Power Electrification System Investigation Report

This report documents 22 findings and 47 required actions resulting from an FTA investigation into the condition and safety performance of the traction power electrification system utilized by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail system.