Research Report and Findings: Crash Energy Management for Heavy Rail Vehicles, Light Rail Vehicles, and Streetcars Report Summary

This document summarizes the background research and analysis on needs and gaps for new standards related to transit crashworthiness, the ability of a vehicle to protect its occupants during a collision, and crash energy management, a performance-based technique that is used to improve passenger...

Research Report and Findings: Crash Energy Management for Heavy Rail Vehicles, Light Rail Vehicles, and Streetcars (Report 0233)

This report presents background research and analysis on needs and gaps for new standards related to transit crashworthiness, the ability of a transit vehicle to protect its occupants during a collision, and crash energy management, a performance-based technique that is used to improve passenger...

Risk-Based Inspection Program Toolkit

FTA’s Risk-Based Inspection Toolkit is provided as a tool for State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs), the agencies that oversee safety at rail transit systems, to help develop risk-based inspection programs. The data-driven method relies on qualitative and quantitative analysis to inform...

FTA Correspondence to the MBTA for Special Directive 22-11

FTA correspondences to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority for Special Directive 22-5: Vehicle Securement of Disabled Trains.

FTA Correspondence to the MBTA for Special Directive 22-9

FTA Correspondence to the MBTA for Special Directive 22-7

FTA correspondences to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority for Special Directive 22-7: Lapsed Certifications.

FTA Correspondence to the MBTA for Special Directive 22-6

FTA correspondences to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority for Special Directive 22-6: Operations Control Center.

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Approval of Standdown Training Action Plan

An immediate action letter from FTA to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority about the approval of the Standdown Training Action Plan.

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Immediate Action Required to Address Safe Movement of Disabled Trains

Immediate action letters from FTA to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority about actions required to address the safe movement of disabled trains.

FTA Correspondence to the MBTA for Special Directive 22-5

FTA correspondences to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority for Special Directive 22-5: Vehicle Securement of Disabled Trains.