BTS | Table 2-33c: Transit and Grade-Crossing Injuries by Rail Transit Mode

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Table 2-33c: Transit and Grade-Crossing Injuries by Rail Transit Mode

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	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
All transit rail, total	14,931	14,650	15,760	13,812	12,697	13,969	13,655	6,846	6,294	6,735	6,104
Transit only	14,736	14,466	15,634	13,754	12,538	13,846	13,581	6,738	6,177	6,582	5,910
Grade crossing	195	184	126	58	159	123	74	108	117	153	194
Light rail, total	1,319	1,604	1,087	1,076	1,271	1,338	1,201	557	539	633	618
Transit only	N	N	N	N	N	1,227	1,147	481	471	519	458
Grade crossing	N	N	N	N	N	111	54	76	68	114	160
Heavy rail, total	11,238	11,093	12,285	11,059	9,665	10,848	10,641	4,806	4,158	4,738	3,814
Transit only	N	N	N	N	N	10,847	10,634	4,801	4,158	4,738	3,813
Grade crossing	N	N	N	N	N	1	7	5	0	0	1
Commuter rail, total	2,374	1,953	2,388	1,677	1,761	1,783	1,813	1,483	1,597	1,364	1,672
Transit only	N	N	N	N	N	1,772	1,800	1,456	1,548	1,325	1,639
Grade crossing	N	N	N	N	N	11	13	27	49	39	33

KEY: N = data do not exist

NOTES

Light rail and heavy rail grade crossings are regulated by the Federal Transit Administration. The Federal Transit Adminstration defines two types of grade crossings: (1) At grade, mixed, and cross traffic crossings, meaning railway right-of-way over which other traffic moving in the same direction or other cross directions may pass. This includes city street right-of-way; (2) At grade with cross traffic crossings, meaning railway right-of-way over which no other traffic may pass, except to cross at grade-level crossings. This can include median strip rights-of-way with grade level crossings at intersecting streets.

Commuter rail grade crossings are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration. The Federal Railroad Administration defines a grade crossing as a location where a public highway, road, street, or private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses one or more railroad tracks at grade.

Data thresholds changed for certain elements beginning with 2002. The extreme drop in the incidents, injuries, collisions, and not otherwise classifieds (personal casualties) for 2002 is due to the change of the incident thresholds, specifically the definition of injuries, in the NTD. The injury definition was changed for the 2002 revision of the NTD to coincide with other USDOT modes. Only incidents involving immediate medical treatment away from the scene now qualify as reportable injuries. Previously, any reported incident/injury was reported to NTD. It was felt that this resulted in the collection of claims-based as opposed to safety-based data.

SOURCE

1995-2005: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis Annual Report, (Washington, DC: Annual issues), Internet site http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/ as of Apr. 5, 2006, and personal communications June 8, 2005, Apr. 5, 2006, and June 14, 2007.