Table 2-5:  Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing Safety and Property Damage Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004
Fatalities,"a1,440",917,833,582,698,608,579,626,615,579,488,461,431,402,425,421,357,(R) 334,368
Injured persons,"3,272","3,860","3,890","2,687","2,407","2,094","1,975","1,837","1,961","1,894","1,610","1,540","1,303","1,396","1,219","1,157",999,"(R) 1,031","1,083"
Accidents,"a3,559","12,126","10,796","7,073","5,715","5,388","4,910","4,892","4,979","4,633","4,257","3,865","3,508","3,489","3,502","3,237","3,077","(R) 2,977","3,067"
"Property damage, railroad vehicles and property ($ millions)",N,6.9,6.5,8.7,13.1,13.3,8.1,10.3,11.8,10.1,8.8,15.0,14.4,23.0,14.8,8.3,9.6,(R) 15.8,13.2
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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"Fatalities, injuries, accidents: ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970: 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.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-2004: Ibid. Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Query/Default.asp as of Dec. 2, 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Property damage: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Accident/Incident Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 5.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-2004: Ibid. Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Query/Default.asp as of Dec. 2, 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,









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