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SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
DEFINITION
Number of fatalities in 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 > Fatalities (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
 |
Amount
 |
|
# 1
|
California: |
116 |
|
|
# 2
|
Texas: |
88 |
|
|
# 3
|
Illinois: |
55 |
|
|
# 4
|
Florida: |
47 |
|
|
# 5
|
Georgia: |
31 |
|
|
# 6
|
New York: |
30 |
|
|
# 7
|
Indiana: |
27 |
|
|
# 8
|
Ohio: |
26 |
|
|
= 9
|
Tennessee: |
22 |
|
|
= 9
|
Louisiana: |
22 |
|
|
= 11
|
North Carolina: |
21 |
|
|
= 11
|
New Jersey: |
21 |
|
|
= 11
|
Pennsylvania: |
21 |
|
|
= 14
|
Missouri: |
20 |
|
|
= 14
|
Washington: |
20 |
|
|
# 16
|
Oklahoma: |
19 |
|
|
= 17
|
Arizona: |
17 |
|
|
= 17
|
Minnesota: |
17 |
|
|
= 19
|
Alabama: |
16 |
|
|
= 19
|
Wisconsin: |
16 |
|
|
# 21
|
Michigan: |
15 |
|
|
# 22
|
Virginia: |
13 |
|
|
= 23
|
New Mexico: |
12 |
|
|
= 23
|
Mississippi: |
12 |
|
|
= 23
|
Massachusetts: |
12 |
|
|
= 23
|
South Carolina: |
12 |
|
|
= 23
|
Oregon: |
12 |
|
|
= 28
|
Iowa: |
11 |
|
|
= 28
|
Kentucky: |
11 |
|
|
# 30
|
West Virginia: |
10 |
|
|
= 31
|
Arkansas: |
9 |
|
|
= 31
|
Kansas: |
9 |
|
|
= 33
|
Nebraska: |
8 |
|
|
= 33
|
Maryland: |
8 |
|
|
= 35
|
Nevada: |
6 |
|
|
= 35
|
Montana: |
6 |
|
|
= 35
|
Colorado: |
6 |
|
|
= 35
|
North Dakota: |
6 |
|
|
= 39
|
Wyoming: |
5 |
|
|
= 39
|
Idaho: |
5 |
|
|
# 41
|
Utah: |
4 |
|
|
= 42
|
Delaware: |
3 |
|
|
= 42
|
Maine: |
3 |
|
|
# 44
|
Connecticut: |
2 |
|
|
= 45
|
District of Columbia: |
1 |
|
|
= 45
|
South Dakota: |
1 |
|
|
= 45
|
Rhode Island: |
1 |
|
|
= 45
|
New Hampshire: |
1 |
|
|
= 49
|
Alaska: |
0 |
|
|
= 49
|
Hawaii: |
0 |
|
|
= 49
|
Vermont: |
0 |
|
| |
Total: |
856 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
16.8 |
|
DEFINITION: Number of fatalities in 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
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