For those interested in this topic, I suggest reading RAILWAY ADVENTURES AND ANECDOTES (1885) <https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31395/31395-h/31395-h.htm https:/

For those interested in this topic, I suggest reading RAILWAY ADVENTURES AND ANECDOTES (1885) <https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31395/31395-h/31395-h.htm https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31395/31395-h/31395-h.htm>, a collection of interesting moments from the first 50 years of railroads. Note a) how often there is a mention of some accident (very often a boiler explosion, and/or a derailment), and b) how matter-of-fact everyone seems to be about such things despite (or, rather, because of) their frequency.