> Trains are a messy, loud and dangerous way of moving stuff. But so fucking dangerous and primitive in so many ways. Compared to trucking? Oh my god it's not

> Trains are a messy, loud and dangerous way of moving stuff. But so fucking dangerous and primitive in so many ways. Compared to trucking? Oh my god it's not even close. 2017 U.S. stats:[1][2] Large truck fatalities: 4,102 U.S. rail fatalities: 8 Not sure how it pencils out per mile but it is ridiculously inaccurate to characterize trains as more dangerous than the alternatives. [1] https://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/large-trucks/fatalityfacts/large-trucks https://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/large-trucks/fatalityfact... [2] https://www.bts.gov/content/train-fatalities-injuries-and-accidents-type-accidenta https://www.bts.gov/content/train-fatalities-injuries-and-ac...