# 49 C.F.R. § 225.11 (2026): Reporting of accidents/incidents

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## Section

- **Citation:** 49 C.F.R. § 225.11 (2026)
- **Heading:** Reporting of accidents/incidents
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 49 CFR: Transportation / Chapter II: FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / Part 225: RAILROAD ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS: REPORTS CLASSIFICATION, AND INVESTIGATIONS / § 225.11: § 225.11   Reporting of accidents/incidents.

## Text

(a) Each railroad subject to this part shall submit to FRA a monthly report of all railroad accidents/incidents described below:
(1) Highway-rail grade crossing accidents/incidents described in § 225.19;
(2) Rail equipment accidents/incidents described in § 225.19; and
(3) Death, injury and occupational illness accidents/incidents described in § 225.19.
(b) The report shall be made on the forms prescribed in § 225.21 in hard copy or, alternatively, by means of optical media or electronic submission via the Internet, as prescribed in § 225.37, and shall be submitted within 30 days after expiration of the month during which the accidents/incidents occurred. Reports shall be completed as required by the current FRA Guide. A copy of the FRA Guide may be obtained from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, RRS-22, Mail Stop 25 West Building 3rd Floor, Room W33-107, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 or downloaded from FRA's Office of Safety Analysis Web site at
http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/,
and click on “Click Here for Changes in Railroad Accident/Incident Recordkeeping and Reporting.”
[75 FR 68905, Nov. 9, 2010]

## Nearby sections

- [49 C.F.R. § 225.1 (2026) § 225.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_1.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.3 (2026) § 225.3   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_3.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.5 (2026) § 225.5   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_5.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.6 (2026) § 225.6   Consolidated reporting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_6.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.7 (2026) § 225.7   Public examination and use of reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_7.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.9 (2026) § 225.9   Telephonic reports of certain accidents/incidents and other events.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_9.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.11 (2026) § 225.11   Reporting of accidents/incidents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_11.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.12 (2026) § 225.12   Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Reports alleging employee human factor as cause; Employee Human Factor Attachment; notice to employee; employee supplement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_12.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.13 (2026) § 225.13   Late reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_13.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.15 (2026) § 225.15   Accidents/incidents not to be reported.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_15.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.17 (2026) § 225.17   Doubtful cases; alcohol or drug involvement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_17.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.18 (2026) § 225.18   Alcohol or drug involvement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_18.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.19 (2026) § 225.19   Primary groups of accidents/incidents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_19.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 225.21 (2026) § 225.21   Forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P225_S225_21.md)

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