My guess is the overall Amtrak number is the outlier, including lots of miles of open land. Perhaps relevant for assessing safety/mile when you’d otherwise drive or fly it, but not as relevant for assessing safety/risk in urban areas.
I’ve ridden amtrack from New Orleans to the middle of mississippi, and there was no point where it looked like a pedestrian could get to the track if they tried- alternating between abandoned looking industrial districts and wilderness the whole way. Also mostly went about 35 miles an hour.
My guess is the overall Amtrak number is the outlier, including lots of miles of open land. Perhaps relevant for assessing safety/mile when you’d otherwise drive or fly it, but not as relevant for assessing safety/risk in urban areas.
I’ve ridden amtrack from New Orleans to the middle of mississippi, and there was no point where it looked like a pedestrian could get to the track if they tried- alternating between abandoned looking industrial districts and wilderness the whole way. Also mostly went about 35 miles an hour.
Amtrack also travels fairly slowly.
From what I can tell the rate in Europe is around 10x lower than that Amtrak number and falling over time.