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Figure 2-2: South Dakota Train Accidents
(Excludes highway-grade crossing incidents and other incidents)
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1995 |
39 |
1996 |
28 |
1997 |
24 |
1998 |
21 |
1999 |
14 |
2000 |
22 |
NOTE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE:
"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 FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: 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.
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