I asked my husband about this, as he works for the railroad pretty high up, and he is familiar with these things…
I sent him this list that someone had compiled and asked him if they were true.
Here are some more train accident facts and figures:
• There is a train collision or derailment every 1.5 hours in the U.S.
• Trains carrying hazardous chemicals derail every 2 weeks.
• The FRA reports that 80% of railroad crossings do not provide adequate warnings.
• Most train accidents are caused by human factors, track causes, or equipment.
His response was this: “ Yep, I would say those are all true. But the problem is they did not explain what a derailment is. A derailment is when a railcar wheel drops off a track. 98% plus of all derailment are caused by misaligned switches. In addition, most occur under 2 or 3 mph.”
I asked my husband about this, as he works for the railroad pretty high up, and he is familiar with these things…
I sent him this list that someone had compiled and asked him if they were true.
Here are some more train accident facts and figures: • There is a train collision or derailment every 1.5 hours in the U.S. • Trains carrying hazardous chemicals derail every 2 weeks. • The FRA reports that 80% of railroad crossings do not provide adequate warnings. • Most train accidents are caused by human factors, track causes, or equipment.
His response was this: “ Yep, I would say those are all true. But the problem is they did not explain what a derailment is. A derailment is when a railcar wheel drops off a track. 98% plus of all derailment are caused by misaligned switches. In addition, most occur under 2 or 3 mph.”
What is occurring here is NOT normal.