Table 2-38:  Railroad Passenger Safety Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007
Passenger fatalitiesa,3,8,3,58,5,0,12,6,4,14,4,3,7,3,3,16,2,4
Injured persons,473,382,411,559,497,573,513,601,535,481,658,746,877,(R) 726,679,(R) 935,761,938
"Train-miles, passenger trains (millions)",72,74,74,75,75,76,77,78,78,82,84,88,90,89,89,90,92,95
Fatalities per 100 million passenger train-miles,4,11,4,77,7,0,16,8,5,17,5,3,8,3,3,18,2,4
Injuries per 100 million passenger train-miles,(R) 657,(R) 516,(R) 555,(R) 745,(R) 663,(R) 754,(R) 666,770,683,584,781,850,979,(R) 812,760,"(R) 1,040",828,990
KEY: R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a In 1993 a barge struck a rail bridge in Alabama causing an Amtrak train to derail into the waterway below leading to 42 passenger deaths.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"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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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities and injuries:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2001 (Washington, DC: August 2002), table 1-2.",,,,,,,,
"2002-07: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report  (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 1-2.",,,,,,,,
"Train-miles, passenger trains:",,,,,,,,
"1990-96: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics calculations (sum of all commuter rail train-miles reported to USDOT, Federal Transit Administration, plus Amtrak train-miles).",,,,,,,,
"1997-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2001 (Washington, DC: August 2002), table 2-4.",,,,,,,,
"2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2002 (Washington, DC: March 2004), table 2-4.",,,,,,,,
"2003-04: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003 (Washington, DC: October 2005), table 2-4.",,,,,,,,
"2005-07: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report  (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 2-4.",,,,,,,,
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