Derailments
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.