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U.S. DOT Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data Pulse: 2026 statistics from 580 public records
The most common classification is UP: 214 of 580 records (36.9%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj)
Key findings
- Zalwin's U.S. DOT Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data Pulse dataset holds 580 U.S. DOT Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data Pulse records dated 2026-05-12 to 2026-11-03 (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj)). #
- The most common classification is UP: 214 of 580 records (36.9%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj)). #
- Across 505 records with a stated min metric / volume, the total is 109,917,949 and the median is 27,865; the largest is 5,988,347 (BNSF Railway Company — BNSF (BNSF)) (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj)). #
- The top 10% of records by min metric / volume (51 of 505) account for 74.9% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj)). #
- 6 of 580 records (1.0%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj)). #
U.S. DOT Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data Pulse records by classification
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UP | 214 | 36.9% |
| BNSF | 140 | 24.1% |
| NS | 119 | 20.5% |
| CPKC | 14 | 2.4% |
| FEC | 12 | 2.1% |
| MP | 6 | 1.0% |
| TRRA | 5 | 0.9% |
| WE | 4 | 0.7% |
| TCT | 4 | 0.7% |
| RSOR | 4 | 0.7% |
| CFE | 4 | 0.7% |
| MNNR | 3 | 0.5% |
| KYLE | 3 | 0.5% |
| HESR | 3 | 0.5% |
| ZAEA | 2 | 0.3% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 580 public records dated 2026-05-12 to 2026-11-03; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: USDOT DataHub — Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data (85tf-25kj). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated min metric / volume.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "U.S. DOT Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Data Pulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/usrailequipmentaccidentipulse
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