Rail Fatalities Up 9.7% Through September

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

by RailwayAge

In this year's first nine months, 797 large and small U.S. railroads reported 587 fatalities, up 9.7% from the same period in 2009.
 

Trespassing deaths increased 10.5% to 359 and grade-crossing fatalities were up 3.1% to 1,468.
Employee fatalities increased 38.5% to 18.

There were 13 employee fatalities the 2009 period, 20 in 2008, and 10 in 2007