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Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 164: Calendar Year 1995

Railroads must me monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety. Bulletin 164 is a summary of accident/incident data reported by 679 railroads for calendar year 1995.

FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports

The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) regulations on reporting railroad accidents/incidents are found primarily in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 225.1 The purpose of the regulations in Part 225 is to provide FRA with accurate information concerning the hazards and risks...

HQ-2017-1194 (Finalized)

On March 10, 2017, at 12:51 a.m., CST, Eastbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) Train UEGKOT 09, an ethanol train, derailed 20 rail cars. The accident occurred approximately two miles east of Graettinger, Iowa, at Milepost 56.72, on UP’s Twin Cities Service Unit, Estherville Subdivision. Of...

HQ-2018-1263 (Finalized)

On April 18, 2018, at approximately 1:23 a.m., CST, a local Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) freight train, symbol MFWMH-15, with 5 lead locomotives and 17 of the original 114 rail cars remaining in the train, derailed a single rail car in yard track 108 at Milepost (MP) 609.43 on UP’s Toyah...