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
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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US Department of Transportation. (December 31, 2013). Number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States in 2011, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205090/rail-accidents-in-the-us-by-state/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States in 2011, by state." Chart. December 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205090/rail-accidents-in-the-us-by-state/
US Department of Transportation. (2013). Number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States in 2011, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205090/rail-accidents-in-the-us-by-state/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Rail Accidents and Incidents in The United States in 2011, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205090/rail-accidents-in-the-us-by-state/
US Department of Transportation, Number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States in 2011, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205090/rail-accidents-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States in 2011, by state [Graph], US Department of Transportation, December 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205090/rail-accidents-in-the-us-by-state/
