Rail Accidents total number by state. Definition, graph and map.

DEFINITION
Number of rail accidents, 2004. "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 ($6,700 in 2003); 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.

Transportation Statistics > Rail Accidents > Total number (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Illinois:

1,126

# 2

New York:

1,103

# 3

Texas:

1,036

# 4

California:

964

# 5

Pennsylvania:

675

# 6

New Jersey:

545

# 7

Ohio:

492

# 8

Florida:

392

# 9

Indiana:

388

# 10

Georgia:

381

# 11

Louisiana:

353

# 12

Missouri:

317

# 13

Michigan:

296

# 14

Tennessee:

292

# 15

Minnesota:

281

# 16

Washington:

272

# 17

Arkansas:

265

# 18

Nebraska:

263

# 19

Alabama:

260

# 20

Wisconsin:

259

# 21

Kansas:

258

# 22

Kentucky:

238

= 23

Iowa:

234

= 23

Massachusetts:

234

# 25

Virginia:

233

# 26

North Carolina:

224

# 27

Colorado:

195

= 28

Oklahoma:

178

= 28

Oregon:

178

# 30

Connecticut:

175

# 31

Mississippi:

174

# 32

Arizona:

171

# 33

South Carolina:

167

# 34

Maryland:

149

# 35

West Virginia:

132

# 36

Montana:

118

# 37

Wyoming:

108

# 38

Idaho:

103

# 39

District of Columbia:

# 40

Utah:

= 41

North Dakota:

= 41

New Mexico:

# 43

Delaware:

# 44

South Dakota:

# 45

Alaska:

# 46

Maine:

# 47

Nevada:

# 48

Rhode Island:

# 49

Vermont:

# 50

New Hampshire:

# 51

Hawaii:

Total:

13,919

Weighted average:

272.9

DEFINITION: Number of rail accidents, 2004. "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 ($6,700 in 2003); 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, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004

Transportation Statistics > Rail Accidents > Total number (most recent) by state

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