Table 2-38. Railroad Passenger Safety Data
Table 2-38. Railroad Passenger Safety Data
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger fatalities | 3 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| Injured persons | 473 | 382 | 411 | 559 | 497 | 573 | 513 | 601 | 535 | 481 |
| Train-miles, passenger trains (millions) | 72 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | R77 | 78 | 78 | U |
| Fatalities per 100 million passenger train-miles | 4 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 7 | 0 | R16 | 8 | 5 | U |
| Injuries per 100 million passenger train-miles | 660 | 520 | 560 | 750 | 660 | 750 | R663 | 770 | 683 | U |
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:
1990-96: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Accident/Incident Bulletin
(Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 5, 14, 15, and 36.
1997-98: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 1998 (Washington, DC: September 1999), table 1-1.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).
1997-98: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual
Report 1998 (Washington, DC: September 1999), table 2-4.