Rail accidents in the U.S. by state

The statistic shows the number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States in 2011, by state. In that year, most rail accidents and incidents occurred in New York - a total of 1,182. In Hawaii, no rail accidents and incidents occurred in 2011.

Number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States in 2011, by state

Characteristic	Number of accidents
New York	1,182
Illinois	998
Texas	802
California	699
New Jersey	685
Pennsylvania	682
Indiana	311
Ohio	278
Louisiana	261
Georgia	253
Kansas	243
Missouri	243
Florida	241
Nebraska	224
Minnesota	221
Washington	207
Tennessee	200
Iowa	193
Wisconsin	188
Virginia	183
Massachusetts	181
Maryland	176
Alabama	174
Kentucky	166
North Carolina	164
Arkansas	164
Michigan	162
Colorado	160
Oklahoma	155
Connecticut	150
Montana	136
North Dakota	134
Oregon	123
Mississippi	120
West Virginia	118
District of Columbia	117
South Carolina	105
New Mexico	98
Arizona	88
Wyoming	67
Delaware	66
Idaho	52
Alaska	51
Utah	50
South Dakota	37
Nevada	37
Rhode Island	21
Maine	21
Vermont	19
New Hampshire	6
Hawaii	0

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Release date

2013

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United States

Survey time period

2011

Supplementary notes

Includes freight railroad, Amtrak, and commuter rail operations.
Includes accidents/incidents, fatalities, and injuries.
According to the source, 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 comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold (8,500 U.S. dollars for 2008); highway-rail grade crossing incidents involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.

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