FRA Regulated Transit Security Events for Commuter and Hybrid Rail

Department of Transportation data presents security events reported to the National Transit Database for transit-owned property under Federal Railroad Administration oversight. The dataset covers Commuter Rail, Alaska Railroad, and specific Heavy Rail and Hybrid Rail services from agencies like Port Authority Trans Hudson and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is provided for completeness to understand the scope of reportable security events in public transit.

Use Cases

• Analyze security event frequency and types across Commuter Rail (CR), Heavy Rail (HR), and Hybrid Rail (YR) service modes.
• Correlate reported security incidents with specific transit agencies using NTD ID identifiers like 20098 or 60048.
• Assess the scope of reportable security events on transit-owned property for FRA-regulated entities excluded from other safety datasets.

Strengths

• Dataset is maintained by the authoritative Department of Transportation and sourced from the National Transit Database.
• Includes specific transit modes (CR, AR, HR, YR) and named agencies (e.g., Port Authority Trans Hudson, Denton County Transportation Authority).
• Data is updated, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Limitations

• Key structural details like row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable for assessing volume and features.
• The dataset's scope is limited to security events for specific FRA-regulated services, excluding broader safety event data like collisions.
• Available file formats (JSON, XML, RDF, CSV) are listed, but the actual data size is unknown.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transportation, National Transit Database (NTD).

Collection Method

Events reported to the NTD by transit agencies for security incidents on transit-owned property.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

United States, covering specific agencies like Alaska Railroad and transit authorities in Oregon, Texas, and New York.