| (a) Each rail transit agency shall notify the department
and FTA within two hours of any accident involving a rail transit
vehicle or taking place on property used by rail transit agency if
the accident:
(1) results in a fatality at the scene;
(2) results in one or more persons suffering serious
injury;
(3) results in property damage from a collision involving
a rail transit vehicle or derailment of a rail transit vehicle;
(4) results in an evacuation for life safety reasons;
(5) is a collision at a grade crossing resulting in
serious injury or a fatality;
(6) is a main-line or yard derailment;
(7) is a collision with an individual resulting in
serious injury or a fatality;
(8) is a collision with an object resulting in serious
injury or a fatality;
(9) is a runaway train;
(10) is a fire resulting in a serious injury or a fatality;
or
(11) is a collision between rail transit vehicles.
(b) If an accident involving a rail transit vehicle
or taking place on property used by rail transit agency results in
a fatality away from the scene of the accident but within 30 days
after the accident, the rail transit agency shall notify the department
within two hours of the confirmation of the death of the individual.
(c) A rail transit agency that shares track over the
general railroad system of transportation and is subject to the Federal
Railroad Administration notification requirements, shall notify the
department within two hours of an incident for which the rail transit
agency must notify the Federal Railroad Administration.
(d) A rail transit agency must track and report to
FTA and the department each accident that does not qualify for reporting
under subsection (a) of this section and that results in one or more
non-serious injuries that require medical transportation from the
accident scene or that results in non-collision related damage to
equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure that disrupts operation.
The report must be filed within 30 days after the date of the accident.
(e) A rail transit agency must track and make the resulting
information available when requested by the department or FTA any
accident or event that does not qualify for reporting under subsection
(a), (b), or (d) of this section.
(f) Notification to the department under this section
must be provided in the method specified by the department in the
program standards and must contain all the information required in
the program standards.
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