TRANSIT SECURITY HANDBOOK

This handbook has been sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) to (1) explain the security requirements specified in FTA's State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659), (2) provide an overview of security as it is currently provided by rail transit systems affected by the State Safety Oversight Rule, and (3) establish a reference for Oversight Agencies on security in the rail transit environment.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/TransitSecurityHandbook.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8487
• Corporate Authors:

  Boyd, Maier and Associates, Incorporated

  402 Greenwood Farms Road
  Barboursville, VA  United States  22923

  Federal Transit Administration

  Office of Safety and Security, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Research and Special Programs Administration

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Boyd, M A
  • Boyd, M P
• Publication Date: 1998-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 132 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crimes; Deployment; Facilities; Oversight; Prevention; Railroad transportation; Safety and security; Security; Transportation safety
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00751850
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FTA-98-3,, FTA-MA-90-9007-98-1
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 16 1998 12:00AM