Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2005
(Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail
operations)
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| Alabama |
289 |
24 |
145 |
| Alaska |
60 |
1 |
56 |
| Arizona |
197 |
23 |
114 |
| Arkansas |
271 |
15 |
160 |
| California |
946 |
125 |
682 |
| Colorado |
231 |
9 |
158 |
| Connecticut |
143 |
6 |
101 |
| Delaware |
72 |
2 |
61 |
| District of Columbia |
122 |
2 |
107 |
| Florida |
382 |
51 |
215 |
| Georgia |
363 |
26 |
149 |
| Hawaii |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Idaho |
100 |
2 |
54 |
| Illinois |
1,131 |
55 |
936 |
| Indiana |
432 |
36 |
185 |
| Iowa |
270 |
10 |
160 |
| Kansas |
289 |
10 |
158 |
| Kentucky |
227 |
14 |
120 |
| Louisiana |
333 |
30 |
177 |
| Maine |
28 |
0 |
20 |
| Maryland |
130 |
12 |
65 |
| Massachusetts |
196 |
7 |
168 |
| Michigan |
243 |
11 |
119 |
| Minnesota |
252 |
11 |
148 |
| Mississippi |
197 |
22 |
103 |
| Missouri |
279 |
22 |
215 |
| Montana |
133 |
10 |
75 |
| Nebraska |
325 |
17 |
176 |
| Nevada |
50 |
5 |
29 |
| New Hampshire |
8 |
0 |
4 |
| New Jersey |
510 |
17 |
394 |
| New Mexico |
128 |
12 |
69 |
| New York |
884 |
25 |
754 |
| North Carolina |
177 |
24 |
99 |
| North Dakota |
91 |
8 |
54 |
| Ohio |
454 |
23 |
244 |
| Oklahoma |
201 |
12 |
99 |
| Oregon |
193 |
4 |
105 |
| Pennsylvania |
781 |
26 |
597 |
| Rhode Island |
15 |
0 |
13 |
| South Carolina |
158 |
30 |
362 |
| South Dakota |
66 |
3 |
31 |
| Tennessee |
259 |
18 |
135 |
| Texas |
1,241 |
72 |
662 |
| Utah |
87 |
3 |
51 |
| Vermont |
29 |
0 |
21 |
| Virginia |
235 |
5 |
150 |
| Washington |
267 |
20 |
190 |
| West Virginia |
143 |
6 |
69 |
| Wisconsin |
233 |
19 |
134 |
| Wyoming |
106 |
3 |
68 |
| United
States, total |
13,957 |
888 |
9,162 |
NOTE: "Accidents/Incidents"
includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on
Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events
involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage
above an established threshold (currently $6,700); highway-rail grade
crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between
railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other
incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable
incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an
occupational illness to a railroad employee.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad Safety Statistics: 2005 Annual Report, Washington, DC: November 2006.
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