Department of Transportation

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accidents and Incidents (Form 57)

Name: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accidents and Incidents (Form 57)
Creator: Department of Transportation

Reports from railroads to the Federal Railroad Administration detailing impacts between railroad equipment and highway users at grade crossings. Each record includes the incident location by city, state, and street address, and identifies associated businesses.

Example records

Namebrand	Alternate Namebrand	Cityaddress	Stateaddress	Street Addressaddress	Amtrakstatus	Iyrtemporal	Imotemporal	Incdtnoregistration
ATK	ATK	GALIEN	26	PARDEE RD	K	23	6	175009
ATK	ATK	YPSILANTI	26	FOREST ST	K	23	1	173329
ATK	ATK	GALESBURG	26	33RD ST	K	23	3	174100

Use cases

Railroad Operator Liability Profiling for Commercial Insurance Underwriting

A commercial lines underwriter evaluating a railroad company's liability policy pulls all incidents attributed to that operator to calculate incident frequency, average severity, and casualty rates over time before setting premium and coverage terms.

NameYearMonthCasinjrrTypacc

Grade Crossing Hazard Scoring for Real Estate and Infrastructure Lenders

A lender financing a logistics facility near a rail corridor checks whether the adjacent grade crossings have a history of incidents, using location and incident data to flag elevated operational risk in the collateral assessment.

Street AddressCityStateCountyGxid

Vendor Safety Due Diligence for Freight and Logistics Procurement Teams

A procurement analyst vetting a short-line railroad as a freight partner reviews the operator's incident history, vehicle types involved, and hazardous material flags to assess whether the vendor meets internal safety thresholds before signing a contract.

NameHazardTypvehCasinjrrYear