# Federal Railroad Administration

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/federal-railroad-administration/  
**Website:** https://www.fra.dot.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency within the Department of Transportation that is responsible for regulating and overseeing the safety of the nation's railroad systems.

## Kin Score — 18.3 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 18.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 45.5 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 11.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 24.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **Federal Railroad Administration Accidents API** — The Accidents API from Federal Railroad Administration — 1 operation(s) for accidents.
- **Federal Railroad Administration Crossings API** — The Crossings API from Federal Railroad Administration — 1 operation(s) for crossings.
- **Federal Railroad Administration Incidents API** — The Incidents API from Federal Railroad Administration — 1 operation(s) for incidents.
- **Federal Railroad Administration Inspections API** — The Inspections API from Federal Railroad Administration — 1 operation(s) for inspections.
- **Federal Railroad Administration Operational Data API** — The Operational Data API from Federal Railroad Administration — 1 operation(s) for operational data.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Federal Railroad Administration Agentic Access** — 5 operations

## Security (1)

- **Federal Railroad Administration Domain Security** — DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Federal Railroad Administration Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Federal-Government, Railroads, Safety, Transportation

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/federal-railroad-administration/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.