New Drivers Would Have to Know Rail Safety

March 4, 2013

  • March 4, 2013 at 3:17 am
    Robert Pines says:
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    Who gives the idiots with no brakes or steering going too fast on trains safety lessons?

    The five finalists in the 2013 I.B.A.Richard Cranium Railroad Operator
    contest with 60 days of reports missing yet.

    http://fastlane.dot.gov/2012/12/2011-safety-numbers-show-decline-in-traffic-fatalities-but-dots-work-continues.html#.UOVfum-TrTo
    The updated Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data shows 2011
    also saw the lowest fatality rate ever recorded, with 1.10 deaths per
    100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2011, down from 1.11 deaths per
    100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2010. (1 fatality per 90,909,091
    miles traveled)
    January TO October, 2012
    AMTRAK -Total fatalities: 97
    Total nonfatal conditions: 1,463
    Killed crossings-28
    Killed Pedestrians-64
    Killed Passengers-4
    Killed workers-0
    Injured crossings-137
    Injured pedestrians-31
    Injured workers-572
    Injured passengers-576
    Total train miles: 33,814,976
    1 killed per 348,608 miles traveled
    In 100 million miles Amtrak kills 287 people not 1.1 people.
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    BNSF-Total fatalities: 73
    Total nonfatal conditions: 608
    Killed crossings-32
    Killed Pedestrians-37
    Killed Passengers-0
    Killed workers-0
    Injured crossings-77
    Injured pedestrians-46
    Injured workers-397
    Injured passengers-0
    Total train miles: 159,783,002
    1 killed per 2,188,808 miles traveled
    In 100 million miles BNSF kills 46 people not 1.1 people.
    ++++++++
    CSX- Total fatalities: 86
    Total nonfatal conditions: 399
    Killed crossings-28
    Killed Pedestrians-57
    Killed Passengers-0
    Killed workers-2
    Injured crossings-119
    Injured pedestrians-72
    Injured workers-184
    Injured passengers-0
    Total train miles: 83,610,301
    1 killed per 972,213 miles traveled
    In 100 million miles CSX kills 103 people not 1.1 people.
    ++++++++
    Norfolk Southern-Total fatalities: 73
    Total nonfatal conditions: 391
    Killed crossings-17
    Killed Pedestrians-55
    Killed Passengers-0
    Killed workers-0
    Injured crossings-89
    Injured pedestrians-44
    Injured workers-183
    Injured passengers-0
    Total train miles: 73,999,677
    1 killed per 1,013,694 miles traveled
    In 100 million miles NS kills 99 people not 1.1 people.
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    Union Pacific-Total fatalities: 114
    Total nonfatal conditions: 770
    Killed crossings-44
    Killed Pedestrians-61
    Killed Passengers-0
    Killed workers-5
    Injured crossings-149
    Injured pedestrians-80
    Injured workers-384
    Injured passengers-0
    Total train miles: 140,664,592
    1 killed per 1,233,900 miles traveled.
    In 100 million miles UP kills 81 people not 1.1 people.

    • October 29, 2013 at 5:03 pm
      lucinda p says:
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      Robert, trains do not need steering wheels they run on tracks. I hope this helps you understand how the railroad works. If you need any more help I will have my 3 year old help you out.

  • March 4, 2013 at 3:06 pm
    Jester says:
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    How much education do these morons need. The rule has always been when you approach a RR stop without a safety gate, you stop,look, both ways, then get across the tracks quickly. When there’s a gate, you NEVER go around it. Why is this so difficult to grasp?

  • March 4, 2013 at 6:09 pm
    Robert Pines says:
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    http://csx-sucks.com/SiteDist.pdf
    Maybe the legislature should ticket themselves for allowing too fast of trains with the blind spots.

    Where is the legislation for video at all crossings that the killer railroad can’t alter like they do all the time?



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