[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92996-92997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27501]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Safety Advisory 24-2 Street-Running Rail Vehicle Collisions

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of safety advisory.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has determined that 
street-running rail collisions are a risk to public transportation and 
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issuing Safety Advisory 24-2 to recommend actions to mitigate this 
risk.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivey Glendon, Safety Assurance and 
Risk Management Division Chief, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, 
FTA, telephone (202) 366-3236, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTA recommends that State Safety Oversight 
Agencies (SSOAs) direct Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) operating street-
running-rail systems in their jurisdictions to conduct an analysis of 
street-running rail collisions and consider and implement mitigation 
strategies to reduce these collisions. FTA requests that any documents 
be uploaded within 180 days from the issuance of this Safety Advisory.
    Safety Advisory 24-2 also identifies resources that provide 
guidance on identifying specific hazards that may cause or contribute 
to street-running rail vehicle collisions, completing a safety risk 
assessment, and developing mitigations to address the assessed safety 
risks for transit agencies.
    FTA's Safety Advisory 24-2 ``Street-Running Rail Vehicle 
Collisions'' is available on the agency's public website: https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories.
    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91 and 670.29.

Veronica Vanterpool,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-27501 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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