Ok here...Are there more train wrecks these past two years then before or...

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PBenham

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From: In the New York Soviet Socialist Republic!
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Posted by PBenham on Thursday, February 8, 2007 5:01 PM

The drive-by media is reporting them in a way that is,well...

. They are out to strip our right to

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Datafever

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From: Mt. Fuji
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Posted by Datafever on Thursday, February 8, 2007 3:11 PM

Current FRA safety data is only available through Nov 2006, but here are some numbers for Class 1 railroads:

                               January - November
2003 2004 2005    2005 2006
Main 709    737    729 672    612
Yard    1399 1601 1502    1379 1099
All       2393 2662 2563    2355 2005

"All" includes sidings and industry.

So, that makes about 2 accidents a day on main track alone.

"I'm sittin' in a railway station, Got a ticket for my destination..."

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Brooklyn Trolley Dodger

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February 2007
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Ok here...Are there more train wrecks these past two years then before or...

Posted by Brooklyn Trolley Dodger on Thursday, February 8, 2007 2:41 PM

They are just reporting them more...

I hear that on a slow day there are at least 2 derailments a day in North American railroad system..
Most the accedents happen in yards while conducting switch moves. (Overrun switches...bad order cars ect.)

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