Do you have any numbers on whether the apparent increase in derailments are due to sabotage or poor maintenance of aging rails and trains?
I don’t know for sure that there’s been any increase in derailments. They’ve just gotten more attention lately.
FWIW — the Federal Railroad Administration reported a total of more than 1,160 derailments across the U.S. in 2022. The vast majority of them are minor incidents that don’t even make the local news.