Table 2-39:  Railroad System Safety and Property Damage Data (Excludes highway-rail grade-crossing accidents),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 ,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007
Fatalities,785,575,584,454,599,567,551,602,577,530,512,550,594,534,(R) 523,(R) 530,(R) 541,517
Injured persons a,"17,934","50,138","58,696","31,617","22,736","12,546","10,948","10,227","10,156","10,304","10,424","9,828","10,104","(R) 8,217","(R) 8,084","(R) 8,423","(R) 7,389","7,575"
Accidents b,"8,095","8,041","8,205","3,275","2,879","2,459","2,443","2,397","2,575","2,768","2,983","3,023","2,738","(R) 3,017","(R) 3,380","(R) 3,260","(R) 2,957","2,593"
"Train-miles (millions) c,d",839,755,718,571,609,670,671,677,683,712,723,712,729,744,770,790,(R) 809,792
Rate per 100 million train-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,94,76,81,80,98,85,82,89,84,74,71,77,82,72,(R) 68,(R) 67,(R) 67,65
Injuries,N,"6,641","8,179","5,538","3,735","1,873","1,632","1,511","1,487","1,446","1,442","1,381","1,387","(R) 1,105","(R) 1,050","(R) 1,066",(R) 913,957
Accidents,965,"1,065","1,143",574,473,367,364,354,377,389,413,425,376,(R) 406,(R) 439,(R) 412,(R) 365,328
Property damage  (current $ millions),121.6,177.4,267.4,179.3,198.7,189.2,212.3,210.7,233.9,245.1,263.2,314.5,266.5,298.0,325.1,337.4,305.3,305.3
KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a 1970 injuries are not comparable to later years due to a change in reporting system.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
b Train accidents only; excludes highway-rail grade-crossing accidents.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"c 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 2005, Group II rail accounted for 78 million train-miles, and other rail for 29 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 2005, Class I yard/switching train-miles totaled 67 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.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"d 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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NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This table includes information for both freight and passenger railroad operations.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Fatalities, injuries, accidents, and property damage: ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-90: 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.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1995-2000: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2000 (Washington, DC: July 2001), tables 1-1 and 3-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2001-07: Ibid., Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Query/Default.asp as of May 15, 2008.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Train-miles: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-90: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (Washington, DC: annual issues), form 406.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1995-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Forms/Default.asp as of Aug. 22, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2000-07: Ibid., Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Query/Default.asp as of May. 15, 2008.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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