Q: Why are there so many train derailments and accidents lately?
There are thousands of train accidents of one sort or another every year. Fortunately, most don’t get ore than a little local attention.
Here’s access to the numbers:
http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Query/statsSas.aspx
Derailing a train isn’t that hard.I won’t mention any ways to do it.
Getting at a buried pipeline a little but harder.