`rail_accidents`

Pack: fra-rail-safety · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/rail_accidents for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

US train accidents and derailments reported to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA Form 54, 1975–present).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`year`	number	no	Calendar year of the accident (1975–present), e.g. 2023.
`state`	string	no	US state as a two-letter code or full name, e.g. “OH” or “Ohio”.
`railroad`	string	no	Reporting railroad: a reporting-mark code (“UP”, “BNSF”, “CSX”, “NS”, “ATK”) or part of its name (“Norfolk Southern”).
`cause_code`	string	no	FRA accident cause code or its prefix: “H702” exactly, or “T” for all track causes, “H” human factors, “E” equipment, “S” signal, “M” miscellaneous.
`accident_type`	string	no	Accident type text, matched as a substring: “Derailment”, “Head on collision”, “Rear end collision”, “Side collision”, “Raking collision”, “Hwy-rail crossing”, “Obstruction”, “Fire/violent rupture”, “Other impacts”.
`min_damage_usd`	number	no	Only accidents with total reported damage at or above this amount in US dollars.
`limit`	number	no	Max reports to return (default 25, max 200).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "year": 2023,
  "state": "OH",
  "railroad": "NS",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fra-rail-safety/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"rail_accidents","arguments":{"year":2023,"state":"OH","railroad":"NS","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('rail_accidents', {
  "year": 2023,
  "state": "OH",
  "railroad": "NS",
  "limit": 5
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the fra-rail-safety pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fra-rail-safety": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fra-rail-safety/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

rail_accidents