Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1910 — Fewer Railroad Accidents. [ARTICLE]

Fewer Railroad Accidents.

The report of the interstate commerce commission shows that during 1909 “the number of killed by railroad accidents was reduced nearly one-half and the number injured nearly by 20 per cent., and yet 2,791 were killed and 63,920 injured last year, while In 1907, 5,000 persons were killed and 76,286 were injured. Of the 125,000,000 passengers transported by the Erie railroad in five years there was not a single fatality, although Its main line of one thousand mftisß has a large portion of Its mileage in single track. This increased safety of passengers is attributed by the interstate commerce authorities to improvements in the road beds, double tracks and the block system.