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2023-04-03 18:17:14.238059+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

ProPublica: The True Dangers of Long Trains

I haven't been able to verify the numbers here, but RT Scott Santens @scottsantens@hachyderm.io

In 2019, trains in the US traveled 777 million train-kilometers and experienced 1,338 derailments.

The same year trains in the EU traveled 4.5 billion train-kilometers and experienced 73 derailments.

Japan: 2 billion train-kilometers and 9 derailments.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30...sota-train-derailment/index.html

Meanwhile, the FRA is pissing about with rules that make passenger rail heavy and energy intensive.

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