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Urban population in the United States is increasing at unprecedented levels and with the increase in population comes the need for expanded forms of mass transit. Train travel, once considered a romantic and leisurely way to travel throughout the country, is now a necessary mode of transportation for millions of Americans.  Unfortunately the number of train crashes has also risen with the increase in passenger travel.

United States railroad accident statistics:

• Every year there are approximately 3,000 train accidents

• Every year approximately 1,000 people will die as a result of train accidents

• Almost every 2 weeks a train derailment causes a chemical spill, leading up to evacuations of local residents

There are over 600 railroads and hundreds of thousands of miles of track traversing the country. Many of these rails are used for freight transportation, including cargo, merchandise and chemicals. Trains carrying toxic chemicals are particularly threatening if involved in an accident. Passenger trains use only a fraction of the railroads in the nation, but are still involved in collisions and derailments each year.

Collisions and derailments may occur for a number of reasons. Engineer negligence, inadequate rail maintenance and unsafe operators have all been blamed for train wrecks. There has been an increase in the number of train collisions involving motor vehicles.