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 | 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.
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.
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 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.