ATTACHMENT 5A January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Safety Division Quarterly Report For the Period January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 (Q3 of FY 2020) January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Contents Quarter 3 FY2020 Safety and Security Performance Metrics ...................................... 3 Preventable Accidents ................................................................................................. 5 Non-Preventable Accidents ......................................................................................... 6 Rail Accidents .............................................................................................................. 7 BREEZE Accidents by Category ................................................................................. 9 San Diego Subdivision Overview ............................................................................... 11 Escondido Subdivision Overview ............................................................................... 14 NCTD Safety Division Activity .................................................................................... 17 Page 2 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Quarter 3 FY 2020 Safety and Security Performance Metrics For the third quarter of FY2020 when compared to second quarter FY2020, preventable accidents trended up for BREEZE and LIFT/FLEX. There were no preventable accidents for the SPRINTER and COASTER in both quarters. Non-preventable accidents trended up for LIFT/FLEX, down for BREEZE and were unchanged for COASTER and SPRINTER. Rail accidents decreased for Metrolink while there was no change in the number of accidents for Amtrak and SPRINTER between the two quarters. There were zero accidents for BNSF and COASTER. Rail near-miss incidents showed an increasing trend for Amtrak, BNSF and SPRINTER and no change for COASTER. There were 14 near-miss incidents on the San Diego Subdivision, which represents an increase from the previous quarter. Twelve (12) of the near-misses were due to trespassers, one (1) was a vehicle and one (1) was a bicycle. There were three (3) reports for Washington St., two (2) reports for Beech St. and all other reports were single events at various locations. On the Escondido Subdivision, there was an increasing trend in near-miss events with 22 trespasser, five (5) vehicle, and seven (7) bicycle events. Seven locations had more than one near-miss event: Commerce St. (3), Civic Center – Vista Station (3), Rancheros Dr. (2), Main St. (2), Vista Transit Center (2), El Camino Real Station (2), and Parkwood Ln. (2). All other reports were single events at various locations. For quarterly regulatory inspections, NCTD received six (6) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inspections and eleven (11) California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) inspections. These inspections resulted in seventeen (17) FRA defects and three (3) CPUC defects. The defects identified by the regulatory agencies were administrative in nature including minor mechanical defects and incomplete or improper paperwork. PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS (ACROSS ALL MODES) - QUARTERLY TREND Previous Quarter Current Quarter Change Trend BREEZE 13 25 12 Up LIFT/FLEX 1 3 2 Up SPRINTER 0 0 0 Positive COASTER 0 0 0 Positive NON-PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS (ACROSS ALL MODES) - QUARTERLY TREND Previous Quarter Current Quarter Change Trend BREEZE 31 24 -7 Down LIFT/FLEX 1 3 2 Up SPRINTER 1 1 0 No change COASTER 0 0 0 Positive Page 3 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 RAIL ACCIDENTS - QUARTERLY TREND Previous Quarter Current Quarter Change Trend COASTER 0 0 0 Positive SPRINTER 1 1 0 No change BNSF 0 0 0 Positive METROLINK 1 0 -1 Down AMTRAK 3 3 0 No change RAIL NEAR MISSES - QUARTERLY TREND Previous Quarter Current Quarter Change Trend COASTER 8 8 0 No change SPRINTER 15 34 19 Up BNSF 0 1 1 Up METROLINK 0 0 0 Positive AMTRAK 1 6 5 Up REGULATORY INSPECTIONS - SUMMARY Inspections Defects FRA 6 17 CPUC 11 3 RAIL REGULATORY DEFECTS - QUARTERLY SUMMARY Mechanical Operations Signal Track FRA 17 0 0 0 CPUC 1 0 2 0 Page 4 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Preventable Accidents A preventable accident is one in which the bus driver or train operator could have done something to prevent or avoid the accident regardless of fault, even if the investigation places fault on the other driver. NCTD Preventable Accidents 0 SPRINTER 0 0 0 COASTER 0 0 10 BREEZE 8 7 2 LIFT/FLEX 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 LIFT/FLEX BREEZE COASTER SPRINTER January 2 10 0 0 February 1 8 0 0 March 0 7 0 0 January February March Page 5 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Non-Preventable Accidents A non-preventable accident is one that could have not been avoided no matter what actions were taken. These numbers reflect a monthly comparison of non-preventable accidents on all NCTD transit modes for the previous quarter of the fiscal year. NCTD Non-Preventable Accidents 0 SPRINTER 0 1 0 COASTER 0 0 8 BREEZE 9 7 1 LIFT/FLEX 1 0 0 5 10 15 LIFT/FLEX BREEZE COASTER SPRINTER January 1 8 0 0 February 1 9 0 0 March 0 7 0 1 January February March Page 6 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Rail Accidents Rail accidents include collisions, derailments, injury, or death. The incidents listed below reflect the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. ➢ On January 2, 2020 at 12:56 a.m., Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 262.65 in San Diego. ➢ On February 18, 2020 at 4:09 p.m., Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 265.57 in San Diego. ➢ On February 29, 2020 at 11:05 p.m., Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 225.94 in Oceanside. ➢ On March 17, 2020 at 7:02 a.m., SPRINTER reported a non-fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 108.1 in Vista. ➢ The total delay for trespasser activities for this quarter was 433 minutes. Page 7 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Rail Accidents 0 Pacific Sun 0 0 0 BNSF 0 0 0 Metrolink 0 0 1 Amtrak 2 0 0 SPRINTER 0 1 0 COASTER 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 COASTER SPRINTER Amtrak Metrolink BNSF Pacific Sun January 0 0 1 0 0 0 February 0 0 2 0 0 0 March 0 1 0 0 0 0 January February March Page 8 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 BREEZE Accidents by Category 1 Bus vs. Bus 0 1 5 Bus vs Object 6 6 4 Bus vs. Vehicle 2 1 8 Vehicle vs. Bus 9 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vehicle vs. Bus Bus vs. Vehicle Bus vs Object Bus vs. Bus January 8 4 5 1 February 9 2 6 0 March 6 1 6 1 January February March Page 9 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 LIFT/FLEX Accidents By Category 0 Bus vs. Object 1 0 1 Bus vs. Vehicle 1 0 0 Bus vs. Bus 0 0 1 Vehicle vs. Bus 0 0 0 1 2 Vehicle vs. Bus Bus vs. Bus Bus vs. Vehicle Bus vs. Object January 1 0 1 0 February 0 0 1 1 March 0 0 0 0 January February March Page 10 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 San Diego Subdivision Overview A “near-miss” is any incident on the railroad right-of-way that causes the train operator/engineer to take an action, outside of the normal operation of a train, to avoid or mitigate a collision with a trespasser or vehicle. Actions include slowing of the train or initiating an emergency brake application. Trespasser incidents may include more than one trespasser per event. San Diego Subdivision Near-Miss 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 2019 - March 2020 San Diego Subdivision Trespassers 300 243 250 228 200 148 155 150 119 123 89 97 94 100 74 38 50 32 0 April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 2019 - March 2020 Page 11 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 San Diego Subdivision Near - Miss Locations Beech St. (MP 267.25) Palm St (MP 266.4) Washington St. (MP 265.57) Noell St (MP 265.40) CP Friar (MP 264.15) CP Cudahy (MP 262.2) Pine Spur (MP 249.60) CP Ponto (MP 234.5) Agua Hedionda Bridge (MP 230.6) Cassidy St. (MP 227.98) Surfrider Way (MP 225.9) 0 1 2 3 4 January February March Page 12 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 San Diego Subdivision Near - Miss Cause 0 Roadway Worker 0 0 0 Bicycle 1 0 0 Vehicle 1 0 3 Trespasser 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trespasser Vehicle Bicycle Roadway Worker January 3 0 0 0 February 4 1 1 0 March 5 0 0 0 January February March Page 13 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Escondido Subdivision Overview The near-miss activity on the Escondido Subdivision takes place at grade crossings as well as SPRINTER stations. Escondido Subdivision Near-Miss 14 12 12 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 4 2 2 1 0 April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 2019 - March 2020 Escondido Subdivision Trespassers 250 198 200 150 119 100 82 50 56 32 42 37 30 50 12 17 24 0 April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 2019 - March 2020 Page 14 of 17 January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Escondido Subdivision Near - Miss Locations Reidy Creek Bike Path (MP 121.2) EscondidoHale Ave (MP Subdivision 120.8) Near - Miss Cause J&W Redwood (MP 120.6) Auto Parkway (MP 119.3) Roadway Worker Rancheros Dr (MP 118.8) Bike Trail Crossing #1 (MP 116.7X) Pico Ave (MP 116.1) Bicycle Marcos St.