IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF RAIL FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

These guidelines will assist states, oversight agencies, and rail transit agencies in developing safety and security programs to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). These requirements were published in the Federal Register on December 27, 1995 as "Rail Fixed Guideway Systems: State Safety Oversight". These guidelines are directed at states and rail transit systems receiving Federal funding under FTA's formula program for urbanized areas. These guidelines are organized by the key steps that states, oversight agencies, and rail transit systems must take in establishing and administering effective rail safety and security oversight programs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Boyd, Maier and Associates

  Route 2, Box 242
  Barboursville, VA  United States  22923

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Boyd, M A
  • Maier, M P
  • Kenney, P J
• Publication Date: 1996-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 150 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Oversight; Rail transit; Regulations; Safety; State laws; System safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Fixed-guideway transit; Safety oversight
• Subject Areas: Law; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00726709
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FTA-P-80606,, DOT-FTA-MA-90-7006-96-3
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 1996 12:00AM