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This is a list of the most serious U.S. rail-related accidents (excluding intentional acts such as the 1939 City of San Francisco derailment).
Below are statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA - part of the U.S. Department of Transportation) showing vehicle-train collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings for the years 1981-2023.
Use the following dashboard to access data related to Train Accidents, including those that occurred at a highway/rail grade crossing. Use the filters on the right-hand side to drill down by Railroads, Geography, Time Frame, Equipment, Track Class and Type, Type of Accident, and/or Amount of Damage
This is the list of rail accident lists.
This table includes information for both freight and passenger railroad operations. It is train accidents only.
Digitized copies of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission railroad accident reports, dating from 1911 to 1993. Incident reports are searchable by site of incident and date of incident. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_irr or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530840.
Use the search box below to find reports allowing you to query and download FRA Safety Data on Train Accidents, Highway Rail Grade Crossing Incidents, Casualties and Other Incidents, and Incidents involving Trespassers, Employees on Duty, and other groups.
FRA’s Office of Safety public data portal includes railroad safety information, reports and data tables on topics such as railroad accidents, incidents, casualties, and highway-rail grade crossing inventory.
According to preliminary FRA statistics, 2,192 highway-rail grade crossing collisions occurred in 2023. There were 247 crossing fatalities and 766 crossing injuries in 2023 across the U.S. Approximately 84% of all 2023 highway-rail grade crossing collisions occurred in these states.
Amtrak has operated most intercity passenger rail transportation in the United States since May 1, 1971. This list contains serious incidents – those with deaths or more than 20 injuries of passengers or railroad personnel – that have involved Amtrak trains.