Showing posts with label Railway Accidents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Railway Accidents. Show all posts

Monday, January 19, 2009

Worst Texas counties for rail safety

From News 8 Austin, January 8, 2009...

A report released Thursday finds Harris County is the most dangerous in Texas for railway accidents.

The Texas Rail Relocation and Improvement Association said Harris County had nearly 1,400 reported incidents from 1998 through 2007.

Those incidents include derailments, collisions, pedestrian trespassing and hazardous material releases. The group says the accidents killed nearly 100 people and left more than 1,100 injured.

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