---
kind: "unit"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
key: "subtB/chII/part225"
level: "part"
label: "Part 225"
heading: "Railroad Accidents/incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part225"
sections_count: 24
---

# Part 225 — Railroad Accidents/incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations

Title 49 C.F.R. — Transportation › Subtitle B — Other Regulations Relating to Transportation › Chapter II — Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation

## Sections

- [§225.1. Purpose.](/cfr/49/225.1.md)
- [§225.3. Applicability.](/cfr/49/225.3.md)
- [§225.5. Definitions.](/cfr/49/225.5.md)
- [§225.6. Consolidated reporting.](/cfr/49/225.6.md)
- [§225.7. Public examination and use of reports.](/cfr/49/225.7.md)
- [§225.9. Telephonic reports of certain accidents/incidents and other events.](/cfr/49/225.9.md)
- [§225.11. Reporting of accidents/incidents.](/cfr/49/225.11.md)
- [§225.12. Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Reports alleging employee human factor as cause; Employee Human Factor Attachment; notice to employee; employee supplement.](/cfr/49/225.12.md)
- [§225.13. Late reports.](/cfr/49/225.13.md)
- [§225.15. Accidents/incidents not to be reported.](/cfr/49/225.15.md)
- [§225.17. Doubtful cases; alcohol or drug involvement.](/cfr/49/225.17.md)
- [§225.18. Alcohol or drug involvement.](/cfr/49/225.18.md)
- [§225.19. Primary groups of accidents/incidents.](/cfr/49/225.19.md)
- [§225.21. Forms.](/cfr/49/225.21.md)
- [§225.23. Joint operations.](/cfr/49/225.23.md)
- [§225.25. Recordkeeping.](/cfr/49/225.25.md)
- [§225.27. Retention of records.](/cfr/49/225.27.md)
- [§225.29. Penalties.](/cfr/49/225.29.md)
- [§225.31. Investigations.](/cfr/49/225.31.md)
- [§225.33. Internal Control Plans.](/cfr/49/225.33.md)
- [§225.35. Access to records and reports.](/cfr/49/225.35.md)
- [§225.37. Optical media transfer and electronic submission.](/cfr/49/225.37.md)
- [§225.39. FRA policy on covered data.](/cfr/49/225.39.md)
- [§225.41. Suicide data.](/cfr/49/225.41.md)