The Railway Safety (RWS) Section inspects railroad common carriers’ track, rolling stock and rail equipment operating in Alabama for compliance with state and federal safety standards and monitors compliance with regulations for Railroad Workplace Safety. All derailments and accidents involving trains must be reported to this section within 24 hours of the event's occurrence. The Commission does not oversee or regulate highway grade crossing activities or associated accidents.
For issues concerning grade crossing activity, click button below for ALDOT.
To Report a Blocked Crossing directly to the FRA, click the below button.
RWS Staff Members:
Railway Safety Administrator: Chris Hester
Motive Power & Equipment Inspector: Eddie Nix
Track Inspector: Heath Thompson & Blake Conway
To report an accident at a highway-rail grade crossing, locate the Blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign at the crossing and call the 1-800 number on the sign.
To report all other railroad complaints:
email: RR.19@psc.alabama.gov or
call: 334-242-5980