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Train Accidents and Fatalities ,,,
(Excludes highway-rail crossings),,,
Year,Accidents,Fatalities,
1978,"10,991",61,
1980,"8,205",29,
1985,"3,275",8,
1990,"2,879",10,
1995,"2,459",14,
2000,"2,983",10,
"NOTE: Train accidents are events involving on-track rail equipment that result in monetary damage to the equipment and track above a certain threshold. In 1998, that threshold was $6,600. Most trespasser, nontrespasser, and employee fatalities result from events that are categorized as incidents (rather than accidents).",,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Accident/Incident Overview (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,
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