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Table 2-33b: Transit and Grade-Crossing Fatalities by Rail Transit Mode
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| All transit rail, total |
186 |
152 |
159 |
171 |
196 |
197 |
167 |
202 |
143 |
167 |
159 |
125 |
| Transit only |
169 |
145 |
147 |
145 |
175 |
177 |
154 |
178 |
122 |
138 |
101 |
92 |
| Grade crossing |
17 |
7 |
12 |
26 |
21 |
20 |
13 |
24 |
21 |
29 |
58 |
33 |
| Light rail, total |
15 |
6 |
3 |
23 |
17 |
30 |
21 |
13 |
17 |
22 |
19 |
17 |
| Transit only |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
18 |
20 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
| Grade crossing |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
12 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
| Heavy rail, total |
79 |
74 |
77 |
54 |
84 |
80 |
59 |
73 |
49 |
59 |
35 |
23 |
| Transit only |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
80 |
58 |
73 |
48 |
58 |
35 |
22 |
| Grade crossing |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Commuter rail, total |
92 |
72 |
79 |
94 |
95 |
87 |
87 |
116 |
77 |
86 |
105 |
85 |
| Transit only |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
79 |
76 |
93 |
61 |
68 |
57 |
61 |
| Grade crossing |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
8 |
11 |
23 |
16 |
18 |
48 |
24 |
KEY: N = data do not exist
NOTES
Light rail and heavy rail grade crossings are regulated by the Federal Transit Administration. The Federal Transit Adminstration defines two types of grade crossings: (1) At grade, mixed, and cross traffic crossings, meaning railway right-of-way over which other traffic moving in the same direction or other cross directions may pass. This includes city street right-of-way; (2) At grade with cross traffic crossings, meaning railway right-of-way over which no other traffic may pass, except to cross at grade-level crossings. This can include median strip rights-of-way with grade level crossings at intersecting streets.
Commuter rail grade crossings are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration. The Federal Railroad Administration defines a grade crossing as a location where a public highway, road, street, or private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses one or more railroad tracks at grade.
SOURCE
1995-2006: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis Annual Report, (Washington, DC: Annual issues), Internet site http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/ as of Apr. 5, 2006, and personal communications June 8, 2005, Apr. 5, 2006, June 14, 2007, June 18, 2008 .
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