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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/.
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| issued | 2025-12-15 |
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| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-works |
| modified | 2026-02-23 |
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| title | Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (Form 54) |
