Those fatality rates for Amtrak are quite clearly a result more of the denominator being too low than anything else. Increasing passenger miles covered will lo

Those fatality rates for Amtrak are quite clearly a result more of the denominator being too low than anything else. Increasing passenger miles covered will lower the final rates far more than increased safety. Especially when the lowered safety is likely also a result of low usage and low funding thanks to low usage.