Replacing two 50-car trains with one 100-car train raises the aggregate odds of derailment by 11 percent, according to a study published in Risk Analysis. A 200-car train would have a 24 percent increase in risk compared to four 50-car trains.
Derailments are rare, with about 300 per year on mainline U.S. railway tracks. Safety concerns may heighten as the industry faces time and cost pressures, potentially impacting freight train lengths.
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