BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!The Acela train was traveling from Norfolk, Va. to South Station when the man was struck at about 10:40 p.m. in the area of the School Street Bridge
What a pitiful remark! You think it is funny that they made a mistake in the story, while someone was killed? You need some help!BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!Thanks, I needed that laugh.The Acela train was traveling from Norfolk, Va. to South Station when the man was struck at about 10:40 p.m. in the area of the School Street Bridge
Oh no way. not by a long shot. India is notoriously bad when it comes to number of trespassers killed by trains. As per some estimates, about 15,000 (yes, fifteen thousand) people are killed on the tracks in India per year.. that's on an average 50 people every day, or about two people every hour. Incidentally, that number is more than the total casualties in all wars with Pakistan and China combined! Sad sad situation thereI wonder how often people are struck by passenger trains in other countries? Is America the worst when it comes to number of people killed by trains?
I don't have stats for it, but I suspect the fatality rate for pedestrians struck by trains is pretty low in the US compared to many other countries, either by per capita or mile of track. There were at least 37 killed in a single incident in India just a few days ago (see the thread in the General Rail Discussion forum).I wonder how often people are struck by passenger trains in other countries? Is America the worst when it comes to number of people killed by trains?
The only Amtrak trains, yes.The only trains that go thru Mansfield I think are Acela and NEC regionals.
This is no doubt too high and a combination of heavy reliance on rail as intercity transportation combined with poor control of the ROW, lots of trespassers (not to mention children trying daredevil stunts like jumping on coaches from catenary towers).Oh no way. not by a long shot. India is notoriously bad when it comes to number of trespassers killed by trains. As per some estimates, about 15,000 (yes, fifteen thousand) people are killed on the tracks in India per year.. that's on an average 50 people every day, or about two people every hour. Incidentally, that number is more than the total casualties in all wars with Pakistan and China combined! Sad sad situation there
Well aside from third world countriesOh no way. not by a long shot. India is notoriously bad when it comes to number of trespassers killed by trains. As per some estimates, about 15,000 (yes, fifteen thousand) people are killed on the tracks in India per year.. that's on an average 50 people every day, or about two people every hour. Incidentally, that number is more than the total casualties in all wars with Pakistan and China combined! Sad sad situation thereI wonder how often people are struck by passenger trains in other countries? Is America the worst when it comes to number of people killed by trains?
Tell that to the engineer who hit the person and see how much ridicule he/she would assign to the experience.Given the level of stupidity required to get HIT BY A TRAIN in 98% of the cases, I think a bit of ridicule is actually in order...
It is possible to feel bad for the operating crew and still find amusement in the utter foolishness of reporters.What a pitiful remark! You think it is funny that they made a mistake in the story, while someone was killed? You need some help!BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!Thanks, I needed that laugh.The Acela train was traveling from Norfolk, Va. to South Station when the man was struck at about 10:40 p.m. in the area of the School Street Bridge
True this. The media is seriously Clueless when it comes to things like this.It is possible to feel bad for the operating crew and still find amusement in the utter foolishness of reporters.What a pitiful remark! You think it is funny that they made a mistake in the story, while someone was killed? You need some help!BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!Thanks, I needed that laugh.The Acela train was traveling from Norfolk, Va. to South Station when the man was struck at about 10:40 p.m. in the area of the School Street Bridge
Define third world, second world and first world countries?Well aside from third world countriesOh no way. not by a long shot. India is notoriously bad when it comes to number of trespassers killed by trains. As per some estimates, about 15,000 (yes, fifteen thousand) people are killed on the tracks in India per year.. that's on an average 50 people every day, or about two people every hour. Incidentally, that number is more than the total casualties in all wars with Pakistan and China combined! Sad sad situation thereI wonder how often people are struck by passenger trains in other countries? Is America the worst when it comes to number of people killed by trains?
Shiva might know all details, but I know some details that you might be interested in. Not total passenger-miles, but number of passengers. Indian Railways carries about 9 billion passengers per year, and sees 15,000 trespasser fatalities. That comes to about 1 fatality for every 600,000 passengers carried. Amtrak carries about 30 million passengers a year, so about 500 trespasser fatalities per year would put Amtrak in as bad a situation as Indian Railways. Does anyone know what is the annual trespasser fatality number for Amtrak is?Yes - statistics per passenger mile would be helpful -- but hard to come by. India? Shiva only knows.
Thanks much for posting some actual data. (Rather frightening data at that. fifteen thousand? OMG!)Shiva might know all details, but I know some details that you might be interested in. Not total passenger-miles, but number of passengers. Indian Railways carries about 9 billion passengers per year, and sees 15,000 trespasser fatalities. That comes to about 1 fatality for every 600,000 passengers carried. Amtrak carries about 30 million passengers a year, so about 500 trespasser fatalities per year would put Amtrak in as bad a situation as Indian Railways. Does anyone know what is the annual trespasser fatality number for Amtrak is?Yes - statistics per passenger mile would be helpful -- but hard to come by. India? Shiva only knows.
Of course this is still not an accurate measure to compare, we need to take into account number of miles trains run in a year, rather than number of passengers carried, since a train with 1 passenger running 10 times has a greater chance of hitting a trespasser than a train with 1000 passengers that runs only once a day.
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