Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2010
Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2010
(Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail operations)
| State | Accidents/Incidents | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 208 | 15 | 107 |
| Alaska | 54 | 0 | 52 |
| Arizona | 113 | 16 | 79 |
| Arkansas | 159 | 15 | 104 |
| California | 710 | 89 | 534 |
| Colorado | 141 | 11 | 95 |
| Connecticut | 142 | 6 | 109 |
| Delaware | 71 | 1 | 67 |
| District of Columbia | 88 | 1 | 89 |
| Florida | 253 | 47 | 181 |
| Georgia | 249 | 25 | 143 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 50 | 1 | 23 |
| Illinois | 1,088 | 60 | 830 |
| Indiana | 286 | 16 | 169 |
| Iowa | 209 | 6 | 117 |
| Kansas | 198 | 11 | 121 |
| Kentucky | 148 | 15 | 76 |
| Louisiana | 258 | 25 | 162 |
| Maine | 23 | 0 | 16 |
| Maryland | 170 | 17 | 120 |
| Massachusetts | 249 | 7 | 228 |
| Michigan | 178 | 15 | 117 |
| Minnesota | 219 | 7 | 160 |
| Mississippi | 115 | 13 | 58 |
| Missouri | 252 | 20 | 188 |
| Montana | 158 | 5 | 102 |
| Nebraska | 230 | 7 | 132 |
| Nevada | 37 | 4 | 28 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 589 | 24 | 503 |
| New Mexico | 94 | 12 | 76 |
| New York | 1,122 | 22 | 1043 |
| North Carolina | 175 | 19 | 127 |
| North Dakota | 110 | 5 | 78 |
| Ohio | 294 | 21 | 145 |
| Oklahoma | 160 | 11 | 93 |
| Oregon | 133 | 8 | 85 |
| Pennsylvania | 747 | 25 | 623 |
| Rhode Island | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| South Carolina | 113 | 9 | 64 |
| South Dakota | 34 | 1 | 19 |
| Tennessee | 167 | 10 | 94 |
| Texas | 828 | 55 | 516 |
| Utah | 59 | 5 | 36 |
| Vermont | 20 | 1 | 15 |
| Virginia | 202 | 10 | 140 |
| Washington | 270 | 16 | 189 |
| West Virginia | 106 | 5 | 60 |
| Wisconsin | 151 | 11 | 105 |
| Wyoming | 89 | 0 | 57 |
| United States, total | 11,539 | 725 | 8,293 |
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, Railroad Safety Statistics Preliminary Annual Report December 2010 , 2-11, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Prelim.aspx as of March 16, 2012.