Table 2-9:  Total Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2000,,,,,
State,Accidents/ Incidents,Fatalities,Injuries,,
Alabama,257,20,143,,
Alaska,89,2,82,,
Arizona,222,27,147,,
Arkansas,371,30,225,,
California,"1,133",101,808,,
Colorado,199,10,112,,
Connecticut,203,6,159,,
Delaware,59,2,47,,
District of Columbia,107,0,90,,
Florida,405,45,303,,
Georgia,395,23,231,,
Hawaii,0,0,0,,
Idaho,109,11,53,,
Illinois,"1,484",69,"1,109",,
Indiana,540,36,317
Iowa,367,9,211
Kansas,337,21,226
Kentucky,272,14,170
Louisiana,465,16,310
Maine,79,2,58
Maryland,173,9,103
Massachusetts,228,17,183
Michigan,434,23,300
Minnesota,431,11,303
Mississippi,250,17,120
Missouri,367,29,221
Montana,156,4,108
Nevada,40,1,25
New Hampshire,18,0,15
New Jersey,528,28,432
Nebraska,362,8,247
New Mexico,138,4,106
New York,"1,330",32,"1,168"
North Carolina,243,24,121
North Dakota,122,9,82
Ohio,575,28,339
Oklahoma,231,22,124
Oregon,214,9,152
Pennsylvania,752,23,583
Rhode Island,21,1,19
South Carolina,192,20,141
South Dakota,64,3,43
Tennessee,296,15,163
Texas,"1,260",90,777
Utah,129,5,88
Vermont,29,1,22
Virginia,252,13,169,,
Washington,317,16,230,,
West Virginia,128,9,93,,
Wisconsin,390,20,258,,
Wyoming,156,2,107,,
United States,"16,919",937,"11,643",,
"NOTE: ""Accidents/incidents"" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations.  These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,600 in 1998); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.",,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2000, Washington, DC: 2001, table 2-11, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/ as of Oct. 22, 2001.",,,,,