Event Brief
Metro urges end to train surfing in safety push
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Metro officials are continuing a monthlong rail safety campaign aimed at discouraging train surfing and other dangerous behavior around trains and tracks. The agency says it has seen incidents involving people riding outside trains, between cars, behind trains, or standing on couplers, and released a new animated “Safetyville” video to promote the message.
WHO: Metro officials; Metro Board Chair and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
WHAT: Metro launched and is continuing a monthlong rail safety campaign discouraging train surfing and other unsafe behavior; it released an animated “Safetyville” video highlighting the dangers.
WHEN: Sep 01, 2026 at 9:13 PM ET
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHY: Metro is running Rail Safety Month to remind Angelenos that unsafe behavior around trains and tracks can save lives.
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