Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2012
(Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail operations)
| State | Accidents/Incidents | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 200 | 10 | 98 |
| Alaska | 74 | 0 | 73 |
| Arizona | 94 | 9 | 57 |
| Arkansas | 169 | 9 | 96 |
| California | 820 | 101 | 680 |
| Colorado | 142 | 4 | 88 |
| Connecticut | 119 | 6 | 106 |
| Delaware | 61 | 0 | 56 |
| District of Columbia | 109 | 0 | 109 |
| Florida | 260 | 40 | 196 |
| Georgia | 255 | 21 | 147 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 49 | 3 | 28 |
| Illinois | 868 | 39 | 659 |
| Indiana | 293 | 26 | 145 |
| Iowa | 166 | 7 | 87 |
| Kansas | 196 | 10 | 108 |
| Kentucky | 153 | 17 | 96 |
| Louisiana | 256 | 14 | 174 |
| Maine | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Maryland | 136 | 5 | 101 |
| Massachusetts | 198 | 13 | 175 |
| Michigan | 134 | 12 | 120 |
| Minnesota | 210 | 15 | 137 |
| Mississippi | 111 | 11 | 71 |
| Missouri | 202 | 14 | 133 |
| Montana | 107 | 4 | 75 |
| Nebraska | 225 | 9 | 135 |
| Nevada | 37 | 2 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 676 | 7 | 1004 |
| New Mexico | 78 | 2 | 55 |
| New York | 1,200 | 32 | 1126 |
| North Carolina | 164 | 18 | 126 |
| North Dakota | 131 | 10 | 99 |
| Ohio | 273 | 26 | 131 |
| Oklahoma | 162 | 11 | 73 |
| Oregon | 121 | 11 | 83 |
| Pennsylvania | 625 | 35 | 512 |
| Rhode Island | 21 | 1 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 125 | 10 | 76 |
| South Dakota | 32 | 1 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 167 | 14 | 82 |
| Texas | 800 | 68 | 451 |
| Utah | 54 | 5 | 34 |
| Vermont | 20 | 1 | 18 |
| Virginia | 184 | 13 | 123 |
| Washington | 195 | 13 | 142 |
| West Virginia | 106 | 7 | 70 |
| Wisconsin | 131 | 5 | 76 |
| Wyoming | 58 | 3 | 34 |
| United States, total | 10,986 | 695 | 8,332 |
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 ($9,200 for 2010, 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, Office of Safety Analysis, available at safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety as of June 2014.