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Rail suppliers

141 tracked companies; 12 companies with incident history, 13 unique documented incidents. Ranked by RobotRisk index; tick marks industry median where nonzero. All industries.

Analyst brief

The category's sole entity, Loram, is represented by one severity-2 event: a rail grinder train igniting and then extinguishing fires along its route. The dominant failure mode on record is an operational equipment fire during rail maintenance work rather than a recall or design defect. With only one entity and one event, the data shows full concentration in a single company and a single incident type. The record is press-driven, based on reporting of the operational event rather than a regulatory action.

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Company risk ranking

CompanyRobotRisk index (0-100)Industry percentileBandIncidents
CPKC
36.4
99% Elevated 1
Nordco (Wabtec)
36.4
99% Elevated 1
Siemens Mobility
32.5
99% Elevated 1
Progress Rail (Caterpillar)
26.9
98% Elevated 1
Sperry Rail Service
26.5
97% Elevated 2
Alstom
17.5
96% Elevated 1
Hitachi Rail
16.3
96% Elevated 1
Amsted Rail
13.8
95% Low 1
Frauscher Sensor Technology
11.6
94% Low 1
Loram
10.6
94% Low 1
Alstom Signaling Inc.
5.4
93% Low 1
Thales (Ground Transportation)
4.4
92% Low 1

Recent 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
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
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
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
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
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
S3not documentedSperry 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
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