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2023-02-15 16:25:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BB9A91BEED23A86D88DA79EDBDD11A9A58460B7454DB21C70FE450AE6A95BC2A
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Per this article, there have been 13 derailments in the U.S. in 2023 as of Feb. 13, and an average of 1704/year in the period 1990-2021. The expected number of derailments 44 days into the year would be 1704*44/365 = 205, so 13 would be significantly fewer than average. https://www.newsweek.com/more-dozen-trains-have-derailed-us-this-year-1780952
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