State Safety Oversight Program

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) created the State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program to improve rail transit safety and security.

Rail Fixed-Guideway Systems (RFGS) affected by this program include any light, heavy, or rapid rail system, monorail, inclined plane, funicular, trolley or automated guideway operating within the state's jurisdiction that:

is not regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration
is included in FTA's calculation of fixed-guideway route miles or receives funding under FTA's formula program for urbanized areas (49 U.S.C. 5336) or
has submitted documentation to FTA indicating its intent to be included in FTA's calculation of fixed-guideway route miles to receive funding under FTA's formula program for urbanized areas (49 U.S.C. 5336)

Detailed information about the program can be found in the State Safety and Security Oversight Program Standard.

Program Documents

Rail Transit Agencies

There are currently six RFGS's subject to the provisions of the SSO program:

Name	Address
Galveston Island Trolley	3115 Market St. Galveston, TX 77550
Dallas Area Rapid Transit	1401 Pacific Ave. Dallas, TX 75202
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County	1900 Main St. Houston, TX 77208
Dallas Streetcar	City of Dallas Public Works Department Transportation Planning 1500 Marilla St., Room L1BS Dallas, TX 75201
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority	3153 Oak Grove Ave. Dallas, TX 75204
El Paso Streetcar	Transit Operations Center 10151 Montana Ave. El Paso, TX 79925 (915) 212-3333 Mailing: P.O. Box 2037 El Paso, TX 79950-2037

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