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[QUOTE]Originally posted by dilly: [QB] Don't worry about it. Derailments and other accidents that put passengers in peril are extremely rare. And fatalities are even rarer. According to the statistics mentioned above, there were actually only 3 fatalities among intercity (in other words, Amtrak) passengers in 2001. Keep in mind that the yearly accident figures would include the following: A) geniuses who slammed into posts or other hard objects while leaning out of open vestibule doors on moving trains. B) passengers who fatally attempted to cross the tracks at busy stations. C) other assorted Einsteins. The rest of the numbers quoted in the chart were from trespassing, employee accidents (including those on freight railroads), and subway and commuter rail fatalities (people falling off platforms during rush hour, etc.) So go ahead and take your Amtrak trip. You'll be fine. [This message has been edited by dilly (edited 11-21-2003).] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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