Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2007
Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2007
(Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail operations)
| State | Accidents/ Incidents | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 276 | 20 | 143 |
| Alaska | 53 | 0 | 51 |
| Arizona | 171 | 12 | 111 |
| Arkansas | 232 | 18 | 160 |
| California | 920 | 124 | 627 |
| Colorado | 222 | 5 | 129 |
| Connecticut | 135 | 8 | 113 |
| Delaware | 66 | 2 | 55 |
| District of Columbia | 116 | 0 | 108 |
| Florida | 339 | 54 | 240 |
| Georgia | 340 | 33 | 173 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 87 | 3 | 56 |
| Illinois | 1,178 | 62 | 1,012 |
| Indiana | 395 | 34 | 199 |
| Iowa | 281 | 12 | 150 |
| Kansas | 289 | 14 | 180 |
| Kentucky | 208 | 16 | 107 |
| Louisiana | 330 | 22 | 180 |
| Maine | 44 | 1 | 31 |
| Maryland | 129 | 10 | 103 |
| Massachusetts | 159 | 15 | 134 |
| Michigan | 214 | 9 | 127 |
| Minnesota | 269 | 12 | 168 |
| Mississippi | 162 | 9 | 81 |
| Missouri | 263 | 12 | 188 |
| Montana | 152 | 3 | 114 |
| Nebraska | 322 | 8 | 191 |
| Nevada | 40 | 4 | 30 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 495 | 16 | 401 |
| New Mexico | 97 | 16 | 63 |
| New York | 1,098 | 24 | 978 |
| North Carolina | 187 | 26 | 97 |
| North Dakota | 86 | 4 | 51 |
| Ohio | 426 | 31 | 235 |
| Oklahoma | 205 | 13 | 112 |
| Oregon | 177 | 7 | 114 |
| Pennsylvania | 848 | 28 | 831 |
| Rhode Island | 15 | 2 | 12 |
| South Carolina | 142 | 17 | 77 |
| South Dakota | 46 | 1 | 22 |
| Tennessee | 222 | 13 | 108 |
| Texas | 1,181 | 83 | 685 |
| Utah | 101 | 0 | 56 |
| Vermont | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| Virginia | 197 | 5 | 132 |
| Washington | 278 | 16 | 196 |
| West Virginia | 112 | 7 | 62 |
| Wisconsin | 185 | 8 | 117 |
| Wyoming | 136 | 6 | 90 |
| United States, total | 13,659 | 845 | 9,425 |
NOTES: "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 ($8,200 for 2007, per 49 CFR 225.19); 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, 2007 Preliminary Railroad Safety Statistics Bulletin (Data as of November 2008), table 2-11, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Prelim.aspx as of Jan. 12, 2009.