2003 preliminary railroad accident / incident data

Railway Age, June, 2004

2003 Preliminary railroad
accident / incident data

                      Jan.-Dec.     Jan.-Dec.
                         2003          2002        % Change

Train accidents         2,938         2,738          7.30

Train accidents
per million
train-miles              3.92          3.76          4.30

Total reported          9,697         12,074        -19.7
casualties            (858 fatal)   (951 fatal)   (9.8 fatal)

Tresspasser
fatalities               503           540           -6.9

Employee casualties
per 200,000
man-hours                2.68          2.94          -8.8

Highway/rail
crossing incidents      2,924         3,077           -5

Highway/rail
crossing fatalities      324           357           -9.2

Highway/rail
crossing incidents
per million
train-miles              3.90          4.22          -7.6

Source: Federal Railroad Administration