Department of Transportation

Injury and Illness Operational Summary (Form 55)

Monthly operational data submitted by railroads, including metrics for train miles, employee hours, yard switching, and passenger transportation. Each record identifies the reporting railroad by business name, a secondary business name, and the state of operation.

Example records
Namelegal entityAlternate Namelegal entityStateaddressRailroad CoderegistrationReport MonthtemporalYeartemporalState CodegeographicCounty CodegeographicCounty NameaddressFreight Train MilesquantityPassenger Train MilesquantityYard Switching Milesquantity
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, LLCKansas and Oklahoma Railroad, LLCKANSASKO10200620173SEDGWICK20870506887
HOUSATONIC RAILROAD COMPANY, INC.HOUSATONIC RAILROAD COMPANY, INC.CONNECTICUTHRRC7201095LITCHFIELD48483300
Michigan State Trust For Railway PreservationMichigan State Trust For Railway PreservationMICHIGANMSTP11200626155SHIAWASSEE0846
Use cases

Short-line railroad vendor due diligence

A logistics company evaluating a short-line railroad as a freight partner pulls monthly operational records to assess whether the carrier maintains consistent train miles and labor hours over time, flagging railroads with erratic or declining activity before signing a contract.

NameRailroad CodeReporting Railroad ClassTotal MilesEmployee Man Hours

Insurance underwriting for railroad operators

A commercial insurer underwriting a liability policy for a regional railroad uses monthly passenger miles and passengers transported alongside employee hours to estimate exposure density and set premium tiers for passenger and freight operations separately.

NamePassenger MilesPassengers TransportedEmployee Man HoursReporting Railroad Passenger

Corporate structure mapping for KYB screening

A bank onboarding a railroad holding company as a commercial borrower traces subsidiary railroads back to their parent through the parent railroad code, confirming which operating entities roll up to the holding company and whether any subsidiaries carry unexpected operational classifications.

NameRailroad CodeReporting Parent Railroad CodeReporting Railroad Holding CompanyReporting Railroad Class