Table 2-10: Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2013
(Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail operations)
| State | Accidents/Incidents | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 202 | 18 | 109 |
| Alaska | 41 | 0 | 39 |
| Arizona | 104 | 7 | 69 |
| Arkansas | 139 | 10 | 82 |
| California | 806 | 108 | 585 |
| Colorado | 113 | 7 | 77 |
| Connecticut | 128 | 4 | 247 |
| Delaware | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| District of Columbia | 136 | 0 | 135 |
| Florida | 318 | 34 | 221 |
| Georgia | 276 | 28 | 201 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 66 | 6 | 29 |
| Illinois | 984 | 35 | 727 |
| Indiana | 301 | 31 | 185 |
| Iowa | 163 | 13 | 96 |
| Kansas | 197 | 8 | 110 |
| Kentucky | 134 | 14 | 74 |
| Louisiana | 248 | 13 | 145 |
| Maine | 33 | 1 | 19 |
| Maryland | 147 | 10 | 124 |
| Massachusetts | 204 | 7 | 177 |
| Michigan | 189 | 9 | 116 |
| Minnesota | 237 | 11 | 158 |
| Mississippi | 105 | 9 | 82 |
| Missouri | 221 | 9 | 158 |
| Montana | 104 | 2 | 70 |
| Nebraska | 202 | 3 | 127 |
| Nevada | 37 | 3 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 779 | 21 | 739 |
| New Mexico | 96 | 17 | 48 |
| New York | 1,293 | 30 | 1310 |
| North Carolina | 215 | 25 | 151 |
| North Dakota | 110 | 5 | 83 |
| Ohio | 284 | 31 | 157 |
| Oklahoma | 167 | 15 | 79 |
| Oregon | 126 | 7 | 89 |
| Pennsylvania | 635 | 23 | 527 |
| Rhode Island | 34 | 0 | 32 |
| South Carolina | 112 | 15 | 97 |
| South Dakota | 37 | 1 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 198 | 7 | 108 |
| Texas | 777 | 52 | 449 |
| Utah | 79 | 8 | 45 |
| Vermont | 26 | 2 | 21 |
| Virginia | 216 | 10 | 160 |
| Washington | 188 | 15 | 137 |
| West Virginia | 105 | 13 | 89 |
| Wisconsin | 166 | 6 | 111 |
| Wyoming | 54 | 1 | 27 |
| United States, total | 11,598 | 704 | 8,720 |
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 July 2015.