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Ok-Distribution7530 t1_jchnwut wrote

Does this include mixed cargo trains, like the first one that derailed in Ohio early this year? Or is it the high hazard trains only?

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iamahorseindisguise OP t1_jchzm8i wrote

All trains in the United States including ones without hazmat cargo. There's also total derailment data.

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Ok-Distribution7530 t1_jci4ezg wrote

The title is misleading then, since this is all train derailment and not specifically hazmat train derailment.

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iamahorseindisguise OP t1_jci68cz wrote

That makes sense. I did not have the data for total miles driven by only trains with hazmat. I used the assumption that the proportion of trains carrying hazmat stayed constant from year to year (maybe the not the best idea looking back). The trend for total derailments is very similar to the adjusted.

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