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Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (Form 54)

Published by Federal Railroad Administration | Department of Transportation | Catalog Last Checked: October 17, 2026 at 08:56 PM | Dataset Last Updated: October 17, 2026
Rail equipment accidents/incidents, collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, acts of God, or other events involving the operation of railroad on-track equipment (standing or moving) and causing reportable damages greater than the reporting threshold for the year in which the accident/incident occurred, must be reported by railroads to the FRA on Form FRA 6180.54 - Rail Equipment Accident/Incident. This dataset is in a user-friendly human-readable format. To download the source dataset that contains raw data values, go here: https://data.transportation.gov/dataset/Form-54-Source-Table/aqxq-n5hy. The data dictionary can be found here: https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/85tf-25kj/files/729e3c9c-7dff-429d-9ac0-8f35a0762aa2?download=true&filename=Form54_Data_Dictionary.xlsx For information on how to filter and export data, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Download-Export-and-Print-User-Guide/s8hj-vns8/. To view the data release schedule, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Data-Release-Schedule/qfc9-tapk/.

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description Rail equipment accidents/incidents, collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, acts of God, or other events involving the operation of railroad on-track equipment (standing or moving) and causing reportable damages greater than the reporting threshold for the year in which the accident/incident occurred, must be reported by railroads to the FRA on Form FRA 6180.54 - Rail Equipment Accident/Incident. This dataset is in a user-friendly human-readable format. To download the source dataset that contains raw data values, go here: https://data.transportation.gov/dataset/Form-54-Source-Table/aqxq-n5hy. The data dictionary can be found here: https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/85tf-25kj/files/729e3c9c-7dff-429d-9ac0-8f35a0762aa2?download=true&filename=Form54_Data_Dictionary.xlsx For information on how to filter and export data, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Download-Export-and-Print-User-Guide/s8hj-vns8/. To view the data release schedule, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Data-Release-Schedule/qfc9-tapk/.
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title Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (Form 54)

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