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Rail Transportation

Passenger and freight rail operators and their signalling, train-control and track-inspection systems. Sector index 6.2/100 · 26 incidents · 24 companies with incidents of 223 tracked.

Robot types involved

Train control & signalling 9Automation operator / site 8Automation operator 5Track machine 4

Most-involved companies

BARTSperry Rail ServiceLoramUber Eats delivery robot operatorMineral ResourcesUraltransmashUralTransMash / AI Cognitive TechnologiesKarsan

Incidents

26 of 26 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S309 Jun 2026Siemens Mobility malfunction Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBarcelona Rodalies control-center software failures halt all commuter rail lines · fleet-wide (all Rodalies lines in Barcelona metro area) El Democrata
S225 May 2026Karsan crash Gothenburg, SwedenKarsan autonomous bus collides with tram in Gothenburg on debut day Sustainable Bus
S2~May 2026MTA / NYCT outage New York, NY, USASubway signal system fault disrupts rush-hour service · 4 subway lines, partial segments, morning rush Hoodline
S216 Jan 2026Uber Eats delivery robot operator crash Fort Lauderdale, FL, USADelivery robot destroyed after getting stuck on train tracks WPLG Local 10 / New York
S2~Jan 2026Metrolinx malfunction Toronto, ON, CanadaTTC and Metrolinx dispute Eglinton Crosstown LRT brake-issue safety ahead of opening · single line, fleet-level issue Toronto Star
S2~Jan 2026Alstom malfunction Toronto, ON, CanadaEglinton Crosstown LRT emergency brake issue raised ahead of opening · fleet-level issue, single line CBC News
S107 Jul 2025Frauscher Sensor Technology cyber —Critical command-injection vulnerability disclosed in Frauscher train-detection diagnostic system · product line (FDS101/FDS102/FDS-SNMP101); no confirmed exploitation Frauscher PSIRT
S317 Mar 2025Mineral Resources crash Western AustraliaMineral Resources road-train truck crashes on Onslow autonomous haul road The West Australian
S211 Dec 2024TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) outage Toronto, ON, CanadaAutomatic Train Control server outage shuts down entire Line 1 · Line 1 systemwide, ~30 minutes CP24
S414 Apr 2024Uraltransmash crash Saint Petersburg, RussiaAI-Powered 'Smart Tram' Brake Failure Injures Pedestrians in Saint Petersburg The Sun
S414 Apr 2024UralTransMash / AI Cognitive Technologies injury Saint Petersburg, RussiaBrake Failure in AI-Assisted Tram Injures Multiple Pedestrians in Saint Petersburg, Russia · 1 tram, 3 pedestrians struck Newsflare
S416 Feb 2024CPKC crash Near Greely, BC, CanadaCPKC train-on-train collision near Greely, BC after crew missed restricting signal · 2 trains involved; 4 locomotives + 4 cars derailed Railway Age
S226 Apr 2023Loram fire Joplin, MO, USARail Grinder train starts fires, then puts them out across Joplin KOAM News Now
S5~Dec 2021Nordco (Wabtec) fatality Norfolk Southern rail line near Reed, PA, USARoadway worker killed by Nordco spike machine with non-functional alarm · 1 fatality, 1 machine NTSB
S308 May 2021Hitachi Rail recall —Class 800/385 fleet withdrawn UK-wide after underframe cracks found · fleet-wide (dozens of trainsets), multi-day national disruption BBC News
S5~Mar 2020Progress Rail (Caterpillar) fatality McCook, IL, USAContractor killed by machine part at Progress Rail's McCook, IL plant · 1 fatality Patch
S328 Feb 2019SFMTA outage San Francisco, CA, USAAutomated Train Control System central computer failure halts subway communications · systemwide, all subway trains (~40 trains), ~70 minutes SFMTA
S518 Dec 2017Amtrak fatality DuPont, WA, USACascades train 501 DuPont, WA derailment - Positive Train Control not yet activated · 1 train (multiple cars) / 3 fatalities, ~70 injured NWPB
S215 Nov 2017Thales (Ground Transportation) crash Joo Koon MRT station, SingaporeJoo Koon MRT collision during new Thales signalling system trial · 2 trains / 28 injured The Straits Times
S4~Jan 2017Amsted Rail injury Groveport, OH, USAWorker's leg crushed at Amsted Rail's Groveport, OH plant; $610K OSHA fine · 1 injury, 1 facility Murray & Murray
S309 Oct 2015Sperry Rail Service regulatory Mount Carbon, WV, USAFRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment · 1 enforcement action, $25,000 fine Transport Topics
S415 Feb 2015Sperry Rail Service crash Mount Carbon, WV, USACSX crude oil train derails and catches fire in Mount Carbon, WV after Sperry inspection missed broken rail · 25-27 tank cars derailed, 1 injury, 1 home destroyed Bluefield Daily Telegrap
S519 Oct 2013BART fatality Near Walnut Creek, CA, USATrain in automatic mode kills two track workers near Walnut Creek · 1 train / 2 fatalities NTSB
S519 Oct 2013BART regulatory —NTSB urgent recommendation for redundant train-worker protection after BART deaths · systemwide recommendation CBS News San Francisco
S522 Jun 2009Alstom Signaling Inc. fatality Washington, DC, USAFort Totten crash traced to failed GRS/Alstom Signaling track circuit module · 1 failed track circuit module / systemwide ATC design NTSB
S5~Jun 2009WMATA regulatory —WMATA suspends Automatic Train Operation systemwide after Fort Totten crash · fleet-wide, ~15 years Railway Age
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