Table 2-39,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Railroad System Safety and Property Damage Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(Excludes highway-rail grade-crossing accidents),,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 ,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,,,,
Fatalities,785,575,584,454,599,567,551,602,577,530,,,,
Injuried Persons,"d17,934","50,138","58,696","31,617","22,736","12,546","10,948","10,227","10,156","10,304",,,,
Accidentsa,"8,095","8,041","8,205","3,275","2,879","2,459","2,443","2,397","2,575","2,768",,,,
"Train-miles (millions)b,c",839,755,718,571,609,670,671,677,683,712,,,,
Rates per 100 million train-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Fatalities,94,76,81,80,98,85,82,89,84,74,,,,
  Injuries,N,"6,640","8,180","5,540","3,740","1,870","1,630","1,511","1,487","1,446",,,,
  Accidents,970,"1,070","1,140",570,470,370,360,354,377,389,,,,
Property damage  (current $ millions),121.6,177.4,267.4,179.3,198.7,189.2,212.3,210.4,R233.1,242.3,,,,
a  Train accidents only; excludes highway-rail grade-crossing accidents.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"b Train-miles in this table differ from train-miles in the vehicle-miles table in Chapter 1.  Train-miles reported in Chapter 1 include only Class I rail (see glossary for definition), while",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"this table includes Class I rail, Group II rail, and other rail.  For example, in 1999 Group II rail accounted for 75 million train-",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"miles, and other rail for 25 million train-miles.  Moreover, the vehicle-miles table in Chapter 1 includes only train-miles between terminals and/or stations, thus excluding yard and ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"switching miles.  In 1999, Class I yard/switching train-miles totaled 70 million train-miles.  Note that commuter rail safety data are reported in the rail mode",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
and the transit mode.  Commuter rail train-miles are included in Class I rail and Group II rail in this table.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"c A train-mile is the movement of a train (which can consist of many cars) the distance of 1 mile. A train-mile differs from a  vehicle-mile, which is the",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 movement of 1 car (vehicle) the distance of 1 mile.  A 10-car (vehicle) train traveling 1 mile would be measured as 1 train-mile and 10 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
vehicle-miles. Caution should be used when comparing train-miles to vehicle-miles. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
d  1970 injuries not comparable to later years due to change in reporting system.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE:  This table includes information for both freight and passenger railroad operations.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES:  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Fatalities, injuries, accidents, and 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), tables 14 and 15.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1997-98: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 1998 (Washington, DC: July 1999).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1999: Ibid., Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/objects/bull99.pdf, as of November 28, 2000.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Train-miles: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-90: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (Washington, DC: Annual issues), form 406.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Prelim/1999/r02.htm, as of July 10, 2000.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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