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SEPTA

Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 40.4/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 12 of 45 among Other companies with incidents (53 tracked).

Analyst brief

The record holds a single entry: a Norristown light rail vehicle striking a bumping post, severity 4, with NTSB findings attributing the event to automatic train control system design. This is a single crash investigated and characterized by a federal safety board, a regulator-driven record rather than a press-driven one. One entry with no prior history indicates an isolated event rather than a demonstrated pattern. SEPTA's index of 40.4 ranks 12 of 45 companies in Other with incident history.

Risk index

40.4/100RobotRisk index
23.5/100Median index across the 45 Other companies with incident history (53 tracked, 8 with none)
12 of 45Rank in Other (of 45 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
crash1100%

Unique incident list

1 unique incident on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S411 May 2025 crash Norristown, PA, USANorristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design · 1 train, 12 injured (2 serious) NBC10 Philadelphia
S4 11 May 2025 · crash · Norristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC design
Norristown, PA, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S411 May 2025Norristown LRV strikes bumping post; NTSB faults ATC designNBC10 Philadelphia

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