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Document Title:

FTA State Safety Oversight Program Annual Report for 2002

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Keywords:

State Safety Oversight, safety, security, annual report, data, rail transit industry performance

Main Category:

Safety

Organization:

U. S. Department of Transportation
Research and Special Programs Administration
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway, Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093

Organization Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-FTA-04-04

Sponsor Agency:

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
Office of Program Management, Office of Safety and Security
Washington, DC 20590

Sponsor Agency Report Number:

DOT-FTA-MA-90-5011-04-01

Report Type:

Annual Report

Description:

The Federal Transit Administration¿s (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operationafter January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State SafetyOversight Program during Calendar Year 2001. This report is a compilation and analysis of rail fixed guidewaysystem accidentstatistics. Information provided by State Oversight Agencies documenting the safety and security performance of the rail transit industry in 2001 is presented, including a discussion of the probable causes of accidents and unacceptable hazardous conditions.