Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Railroad Administration Operational Data API

The Operational Data API from Federal Railroad Administration — 1 operation(s) for operational data.

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https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/MasterWebService/publicapi/

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/federal-railroad-administration/refs/heads/main/openapi/federal-railroad-administration-operational-data-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Federal Railroad Administration Public Accidents Operational Data API
  description: The FRA Public API provides access to railroad safety datasets including accidents, incidents, highway-rail grade crossings, inspections, and operational data published through the FRA Office of Safety Analysis.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Federal Railroad Administration
    url: https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/MasterWebService/publicapi/
servers:
- url: https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/MasterWebService/publicapi
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Operational Data
paths:
  /operational-data:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve railroad operational data
      operationId: listOperationalData
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Operational data records
      tags:
      - Operational Data