Confidential Close Call Reporting System -

The Confidential Close Call System (C3RS) is a research project intended to improve railroad safety by studying near miss incidents, determining root causes for unsafe conditions, and developing corrective actions and preventative measures. The project, sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration and implemented by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), operates under agreements with Union Pacific Railroad (UP), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), and New Jersey Transit (NJT) to allow employees of participating railroads to voluntarily report close call events without threat of disciplinary action.

Data and Resources

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dataQuality true
identifier 338.0
issued 2018-12-17
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license http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
modified 2018-12-19
phone 202-366-1610
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programCode {021:042}
publisher Research and Innovative Technology Administration
references {http://www.c3rs.bts.gov/userguide.pdf}
resource-type Dataset
rights Access restricted under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
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  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • ckan
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  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
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maintainer Demetra Collia
maintainer_email Demetra.Collia@dot.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T00:03:33.953785
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T00:03:33.953789
notes The Confidential Close Call System (C3RS) is a research project intended to improve railroad safety by studying near miss incidents, determining root causes for unsafe conditions, and developing corrective actions and preventative measures. The project, sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration and implemented by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), operates under agreements with Union Pacific Railroad (UP), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), and New Jersey Transit (NJT) to allow employees of participating railroads to voluntarily report close call events without threat of disciplinary action.
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title Confidential Close Call Reporting System -