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1,044

The number of instances of trains coming off their tracks in 2022, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The single largest source of derailments, triggering 5.6 percent of the occurrences, is faulty or missing crossties.

(The Charlotte Observer — Feb. 15, 2023)


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