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Table 2-40. Fatalities and Injuries of On-Duty Railroad Employees
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40 |
35 |
34 |
47 |
31 |
34 |
33 |
37 |
27 |
31 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
32 |
25 |
27 |
24 |
U |
U |
U |
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20,970 |
19,626 |
17,755 |
15,363 |
13,080 |
10,777 |
9,199 |
8,295 |
8,398 |
8,622 |
169 |
147 |
157 |
143 |
126 |
123 |
79 |
111 |
122 |
140 |
3,282 |
3,003 |
2,274 |
1,832 |
1,703 |
1,500 |
1,303 |
U |
U |
U |
N |
530.7 |
517.0 |
519.7 |
518.6 |
510.3 |
504.6 |
R503.9 |
514.9 |
510.0 |
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N |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
N |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
<0.01 |
N |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
U |
U |
U |
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N |
37.0 |
34.3 |
29.6 |
25.2 |
21.1 |
18.2 |
16.5 |
16.3 |
16.9 |
N |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
N |
5.7 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
U |
U |
U |
609 |
577 |
594 |
614 |
655 |
670 |
671 |
677 |
683 |
712 |
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0.07 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
<0.01 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
U |
U |
U |
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34.4 |
34.0 |
29.9 |
25.0 |
20.0 |
16.1 |
13.7 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
12.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
U |
U |
U |
a 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. 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 in the transit mode. Commuter rail train-miles are included in Class I rail and Group II rail in this table.
b 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.
KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are unavailable; R = revised
NOTE: This table includes information for both freight and passenger railroad operations.
SOURCES:
1990-96: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Highway-Rail Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1997: Ibid. Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 1997 (Washington, DC: September 1998), table 1-1, 1-3.
1998-99: Ibid. Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Prelim/1999/r01.htm, r02.htm, and r03.htm, as of June 23, 2000.
1999: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, personal communications, July 20, 2000.
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