Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2009
Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2009
(Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail operations)
| State | Accidents/ Incidents | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 205 | 12 | 105 |
| Alaska | 117 | 3 | 104 |
| Arizona | 126 | 14 | 83 |
| Arkansas | 183 | 9 | 117 |
| California | 713 | 76 | 507 |
| Colorado | 176 | 3 | 124 |
| Connecticut | 125 | 4 | 104 |
| Delaware | 46 | 2 | 38 |
| District of Columbia | 86 | 1 | 79 |
| Florida | 222 | 29 | 166 |
| Georgia | 292 | 16 | 154 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 61 | 4 | 39 |
| Illinois | 1,026 | 41 | 814 |
| Indiana | 278 | 27 | 168 |
| Iowa | 187 | 10 | 102 |
| Kansas | 204 | 8 | 111 |
| Kentucky | 155 | 6 | 87 |
| Louisiana | 224 | 21 | 132 |
| Maine | 19 | 1 | 12 |
| Maryland | 124 | 5 | 89 |
| Massachusetts | 249 | 12 | 238 |
| Michigan | 166 | 20 | 111 |
| Minnesota | 202 | 16 | 122 |
| Mississippi | 111 | 14 | 82 |
| Missouri | 236 | 20 | 162 |
| Montana | 147 | 4 | 126 |
| Nebraska | 248 | 11 | 156 |
| Nevada | 27 | 0 | 19 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 460 | 25 | 361 |
| New Mexico | 86 | 15 | 52 |
| New York | 1,071 | 29 | 970 |
| North Carolina | 167 | 23 | 111 |
| North Dakota | 87 | 3 | 59 |
| Ohio | 270 | 32 | 135 |
| Oklahoma | 137 | 11 | 64 |
| Oregon | 108 | 5 | 74 |
| Pennsylvania | 749 | 33 | 640 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 104 | 12 | 56 |
| South Dakota | 40 | 4 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 198 | 6 | 105 |
| Texas | 768 | 56 | 477 |
| Utah | 73 | 3 | 45 |
| Vermont | 28 | 2 | 19 |
| Virginia | 193 | 11 | 128 |
| Washington | 251 | 17 | 179 |
| West Virginia | 122 | 9 | 89 |
| Wisconsin | 150 | 4 | 101 |
| Wyoming | 94 | 3 | 64 |
| United States, total | 11,129 | 695 | 7,914 |
NOTE: Data are preliminary. 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 ($8,500 for 2008, 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, 2009 Preliminary Railroad Safety Statistics Bulletin (Washington, DC: December 2010), table 2-11, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/ as of Jun. 21, 2011.