John Bruce Wrote:
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> As concerns mount about the safety of Metrolink
> trains, a newspaper analysis has found the
> commuter rail system has a far higher fatality
> rate than most larger systems throughout the
> country and was responsible for nearly two-thirds
> of the nation's passenger deaths over the past six
> years.
>
> From this weekend's Whittier Daily News:

Here's a link to the entire article:

[www.whittierdailynews.com]

And here's a link to the FRA's accident data:

[safetydata.fra.dot.gov]

To get a comparison of Metrolink's accident ratios versus other commuter operations over the last ten years, use the various pull-down boxes. In the "Railroads" field, Metrolink is listed as "Southern California Regional Rail Authority." In the "Railroad Group" field, use "Commuters only."

> This is interesting in light of OPRRMS, who may be
> a Connex/Veolia employee, basically saying this is
> no biggie.

Please provide a link to the thread where I stated that.