Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (Form 54)
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/.
Complete Metadata
| bureauCode |
[ "021:27" ] |
|---|---|
| dataQuality | true |
| identifier | https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/85tf-25kj |
| issued | 2025-12-15 |
| landingPage | https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/wjun-6kqb |
| language |
[ "en-US" ] |
| programCode |
[ "021:036" ] |
| theme |
[ "Railroads" ] |