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[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure trains derail every day.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This one caught me off guard:

As of October, the FRA has recorded 742 incident reports for train derailments in 2023. Additionally, railroads reported 59 collisions, 12 fires, and 138 highway-rail-crossing incidents, which could include cars or any other vehicles or people at the crossing site.

Since 1975, an average of 2,808 trains have derailed each year, with a peak of 9,400 derailments in 1978.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've got to assume most of those are things like single cars falling off the track in the switching yard or something, not major service-interrupting, cargo-damaging, or injury-causing incidents.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That’s a fair assumption as a non industry expert. Nevertheless OOP was technically correct there. 😅

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

That's wild, I really never would have thought it was that common; thank you.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago

What the frickity fuck?