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Rail Fatalities

Friday, August 28, 2015

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Monthly data

Rail Fatalities

Rail Fatalities Apr-14 Apr-15
Rail Only Fatalities (excluding highway vehicles at public crossings) 53 69
Percent change from same month previous year + 43.2% + 30.2%

NOTES: Rail fatalities excludes occupants of highway motor vehicles killed at public highway-rail grade crossings. Rail fatalities at public crossings with highway vehicles are also counted under highway fatailities.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, Operational Data Tables, Accident Data and Table 4.06, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/ as of August 2015.