Table 2-5:  Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing Safety and Property Damage Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1970 ,1975 ,1980 ,1985,1990 ,1991 ,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000
Fatalities,"a1,440",917,833,582,698,608,579,626,615,579,488,461,431,402,425
Injured persons,"3,272","3,860","3,550","2,687","2,407","2,094","1,975","1,837","1,961","1,894","1,610","1,540","1,303","1,396","1,219"
Accidents,"a3,559","12,076","10,612","6,919","R5,715","R5,388","4,910","4,892","4,979","4,633","4,257","3,865","3,508","3,489","3,502"
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Property damage ($ millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Railroad vehicles and property,N,N,6.5,8.7,13.1,13.3,8.1,10.3,11.8,10.1,8.8,15.0,14.4,23.0,14.8
KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a 1970 data are not comparable to later years due to change in reporting system.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Fatalities, injuries, accidents: ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970–89: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Rail-Highway Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables S and 11.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990–2000: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), table 1.1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Property damage: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970–96:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Accident/Incident Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 5.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1997–2000: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 5.6.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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