As the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) investigates a rash of SEPTA crashes, rumblings suggest that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) could also probe SEPTA's safety standards.
There are rumblings that the National Transit Administration could join the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation into a rash of SEPTA crashes, including one that killed a 72-year-old passenger. The FTA could probe SEPTA's safety standards, which may result in a new safety plan which the transit system will have to adhere to or risk sharp penalties.
In another incident, three more people were hurt when a SEPTA trolley rolled out of a repair depot in Southwest Philadelphia and smashed into a historic house. FOX 29's Jeff Cole reports the NTSB is investigating the trolley crash and could soon be joined by the Federal Transit Administration, a safety oversight arm of the Dept. of Transportation.
SEPTA says it does not expect the FTA to take control, but it could draw up a safety plan with recommendations that SEPTA must follow or face sharp penalties, like the loss of federal dollars.
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