Welcome to the Metrorail safety oversight website, which provides access to news and information relating to the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TOC) and the Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC).

The TOC is a partnership among state-level agencies in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia which currently oversees safety and security for the Washington, DC, area Metrorail system. MSC, which was formed in March 2018 and is also made up of representatives from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, is in the process of preparing to assume safety oversight duties from the TOC. The transition will provide for continuous oversight of safety matters on the nation's second-busiest rail transit system.

Once the transition is complete, MSC will become the federally-certified State Safety Oversight Agency with responsibility for monitoring and enforcing standards to ensure the safe operation of Metro. MSC is an entirely independent agency from Metro's operator, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).