Review, Comment on APTA Standards

9/3/2025

The APTA Standards Program has advanced eight new documents for public review and commenting and APTA is seeking feedback from all executive-level industry stakeholders to help shape the language in the documents.

The public comment period is an essential component of APTA’s consensus-based standards development process.

The current documents address the following topics:

Security and Emergency Management

  • After-Action Reviews and Corrective Actions for Real-World Events

Infrastructure and Systems Security

  • Approaches to Determine the Criticality of Transit Assets
  • System Prohibition and Denial of Service for Crime and Misconduct

Transit Cybersecurity

  • Visibility of Digital Networks, Systems, and Assets in Rail Transit Environments

Rail Transit Signals and Communications

  • Wayside Signal ac Power System Inspection and Testing
  • Yard and Shop Intercom System Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
  • Cable Plant Inspection and Testing
  • Local Control Panel Inspection and Maintenance

Provide comments here by Oct. 2. For issues or questions, contact [email protected].