Show Railroad Safety During During- the year 1947 there were fewer fatalities on United States rail rail- railroads railroads roads than in any other year on record The previous low in that re reo respect respect was in 1939 when traffic mea measured measured in ton miles and passenger passenger- miles was only one half as great as asin asIn in 1947 Nonfatal injuries on the theother theother theother other hand were considerably greater than the 1939 total though not so numerous as in the war years when freight and passenger traffic was at peak levels Comparing 1947 with 1946 total fatalities to all classes of persons numbered a reduction of or 40 per cent under 1946 Nonfatal injuries numbered in 1947 1917 a reduction of or per percent percent cent under 1946 I |