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Crossing Deaths Drop 25 Percent
November 3, 2008 | 03:10 p.m. CST
Fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings continue to decline at a rate rarely experienced since record-keeping began, reports Railway Age.
New data posted on the Federal Railroad Administration's Web site Nov. 3 show that railroads reported 193 crossing deaths in this year's first eight months, down 25.2 percent from the 258 fatalities reported in the same period last year. Trespassing deaths were down 4.6 percent to 330, the first decline in several months. There were 17 employee fatalities, compared with 10 last year.
The FRA report also showed that total accidents and incidents in the January-August 2008 period dropped 20.0 percent to 8,225; train accidents were down 17.9 percent to 1,652; collisions dropped 6.3 percent to 135; derailments were down 18.5 percent to 1,202; and yard accidents declined 14.0 percent to 898.
Track causes were blamed for 559 accidents, down 21.6 percent; human factors for 572, down 23.9 percent; equipment causes for 230, down 7.3 percent; and signal causes for 33, up 3.1 percent.
Employees Bring Joy to Others
Jan. 2, 2009 | 11:11 a.m. CST
Employees continue to bring joy to others with holiday generosity. More...
Extreme Trains to Air Final Episode
Dec. 30, 2008 | 10:09 a.m. CST
The 8-part History Channel series, Extreme Trains, is in its final week. The last episode airs tonight at 9 p.m. CST, and features the busiest freight line anywhere - Union Pacific's line from Omaha to Sacramento. More...
Holiday Spirit Continues
Dec. 26, 2008 | 09:04 a.m. CST
Employees across the system continue to show generosity during this holiday season. More...
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