Table 2-38: Railroad Passenger Safety Data
Table 2-38: Railroad Passenger Safety Data
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger fatalities | 3 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Injured persons | 473 | 382 | 411 | 559 | 497 | 573 | 513 | 601 | 535 | 481 | 658 | 746 | (R) 877 | 639 |
| Train-miles, passenger trains (millions) | 72 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
| Fatalities per 100 million passenger train-miles | 4 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Injuries per 100 million passenger train-miles | 660 | 520 | 560 | 750 | 660 | 750 | 663 | 770 | 683 | 584 | 781 | 850 | (R) 979 | 710 |
KEY: R = revised.
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.
SOURCES
Fatalities and injuries:
1990-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2001 (Washington, DC: August 2002), table 1-2.
2002-2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Railroad Safety Statistics Interim Report 2003 (Washington, DC: July 2004), 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 Policy and Program Development, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2001 (Washington, DC: August 2002), table 2-4.
2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Railroad Safety Statistics Report 2002 (Washington, DC: March 2004), table 2-4.
2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Railroad Safety Statistics Interim Report 2003 (Washington, DC: July 2004), table 2-4.