Daily News | Federal Transit Administration may step in to oversee SEPTA safety operations following spate of bus and trolley crashes
in the state, and the FTA are participating in that investigation, according to an FTA spokesperson.
While designated state transportation agencies usually handle on-the-ground supervision of transit systems, FTA has taken over directly in some cases where it has found systemic safety lapses., for “continuous safety violations and failure to take urgent corrective action.” The action came after a train fire on a river bridge and the death of a man who was dragged across a platform when his arm was stuck in a malfunctioning train door.and state regulators were lax in enforcement.
In March, the FTA urged PennDot to sharpen its oversight of SEPTA, expressing concern about several “safety events” in late December 2022 and February of this year, including: a trolley collision with a bus in West Philadelphia; two trolleys colliding at Elmwood Yard; a runaway train at Bridge Street Yard and a collision between trains at the Fern Rock Carhouse.
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