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Jenny: Maybe both, <g>. Seriously, there are freight accidents all the time, but they are usually not as spectacular. Just last Wednesday, a BNSF train smashed through a semi in AZ. Fortunately, no-one was killed. Again, I think it is mostly a speed thing that really gets Amtrak. That, and consider that the cars they pull are much lighter in comparison to freight cars, so they jump the tracks easier when jostled or traveling too fast. But yes there have been a few bad Amtrak incidents... and the longer that these go on, and the more frequent they are, the less liklihood that Amtrak (or any other passenger system) will be taken seriously, instead of being a staple of Leno late-night monolgues, along with Tanya Harding and a certain former president. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me might know the percentage of accidents on Amtrak that are human error, and that are cause by non-Amtrak problems, such as track structure? PS Jenny: have you askef Op-Lifesaver or your state DOT about getting signals on that crossing? If they are reluctant, a local fundraising push might help convince them there's local support and (token) local monetary support....
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