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Jun 26, 2011 | 12:02 pm

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Originally Posted by mapleg

Tends to me more accidents on those trains than on planes (it would be interesting to see accidents per miles or passenger kind of stats). In any case, a bad one this weekend:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...2PVL.DTL&tsp=1

Then there was the crash of a plane in Russia that killed 44 people. I think anyone worrying about safety on Amtrak or flying commercial has some misplaced angst. I suspect the getting hit by lightening comparison is probably a good one.

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