Train Accidents at Highway Crossings Increasing Despite Added Safety Measures
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Over the last two decades, train accidents per mile continually decreased with improved safety measures and overall improved performance of train lines. But since 2012, highway-rail accidents—those that occur where highways cross train lines—increased almost 50 percent since 2009 according to numbers from the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Train Accidents at Highway Crossings Increasing Despite Added Safety Measures
Train Accidents at Highway Crossings…
Train Accidents at Highway Crossings Increasing Despite Added Safety Measures
Over the last two decades, train accidents per mile continually decreased with improved safety measures and overall improved performance of train lines. But since 2012, highway-rail accidents—those that occur where highways cross train lines—increased almost 50 percent since 2009 according to numbers from the Department of Transportation (DOT).