Table 2-38,,,,,,,,,,
Railroad Passenger Safety Data,,,,,,,,,,
,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999
Passenger fatalities,3,8,3,58,5,0,12,6,4,14
Injured persons,473,382,411,559,497,573,513,601,535,481
"Train-miles, passenger trains (millions)",72,74,74,75,75,76,R77,78,78,U
  Fatalities per 100 million passenger train-miles,4,11,4,77,7,0,R16,8,5,U
  Injuries per 100 million passenger train-miles,660,520,560,750,660,750,R663,770,683,U
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KEY:  R = Revised.,,,,,,,,,,
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"NOTE:  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.  ,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES:,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities and Injuries:,,,,,,,,
"1990-96:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Accident/Incident Bulletin ",,,,,,,,
"(Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 5, 14, 15, and 36.",,,,,,,,
"1997-98: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 1998 (Washington, DC: September 1999), table 1-1.",,,,,,,,
"Train-miles, passenger trains:",,,,,,,,
"1990-96: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics calculations (sum of all commuter rail train-miles reported to USDOT, ",,,,,,,,
"Federal Transit Administration, plus Amtrak train-miles).",,,,,,,,
"1997-98: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual ",,,,,,,,
"Report 1998 (Washington, DC: September 1999), table 2-4.",,,,,,,,