Rail Safety Data Report

Presentation about FTA's Rail Safety Data Report.

Accident Notification

Presentation about FTA's two-hour accident notification guidance. 

Office of Transit Safety and Oversight

Presentation the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight.

SSO and RTA Introductions

Presentation about the SSOs and RTAs. 

FTA Announces Certification of the State Safety Oversight Programs for California and Oklahoma Ahead of Important Deadline

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that California and Oklahoma have obtained federal certification of their rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Programs in advance of an important safety deadline.

2018 Joint SSO and RTA Workshop Agenda

Agenda for the 2018 Joint SSO and RTA Workshop held in Washington, D.C. from Tuesday, October 24 - Thursday, October 25.

2018 Joint SSO and RTA Workshop Presentations

TSO Spotlight October 2018 Issue

The October 2018 issue of the Federal Transit Administration’s monthly newsletter about safety and oversight topics, events, training, and guidance that affect the public transportation industry.

FTA Rail Safety Data Report 2007-2015

This Rail Safety Data Report analyzes event data collected through the State Safety Oversight program and provides a snapshot of the safety performance of the rail transit industry for the nine-year period of calendar years 2007 through 2015.

U.S. DOT Letter to NTSB WMATA Metrorail Safety Oversight October 9, 2015

This letter descibes the decision of the U.S. Transportation Secretary to direct the Federal Transit Administration to assume temporary safety oversight of the WMATA Metrorail system.