Table 2-5. Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing Safety and Property Damage Data
Table 2-5. Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing Safety and Property Damage Data
| 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalities | a1,440 | 917 | 833 | 582 | 698 | 608 | 579 | 626 | 615 | 579 | 488 | 461 | 431 | 402 |
| Injured persons | 3,272 | 3,860 | 3,550 | 2,687 | 2,407 | 2,094 | 1,975 | 1,837 | 1,961 | 1,894 | 1,610 | 1,540 | 1,303 | 1,396 |
| Accidents | a3,559 | 12,076 | 10,612 | 6,919 | 5,713 | 5,386 | 4,910 | 4,892 | 4,979 | 4,633 | 4,257 | 3,865 | R3,508 | 3,489 |
| Property damage ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||
| Railroad vehicles and property | N | N | 6.5 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 23.0 |
a 1970 data are not comparable to later years due to change in reporting system.
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.
SOURCES:
Fatalities, injuries, accidents:
1970-91: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Rail-Highway Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables S and 11.
1992-96: Ibid., Highway-Rail Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables S, 1, and 11.
1997: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 1997 (Washington, DC: September 1998).
1998: Ibid., Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety, as of May 4, 1999, and May 17,2000
Property damage:
1970-96: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Accident/Incident Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 5.
1996-98: Ibid. Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov, as of Aug. 17, 1999.
1999: Ibid. Internet site http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/objects/bull99.pdf, as of Nov. 28, 2000.