Grade crossing accidents of steam railroads of Pennsylvania / complied by the Bureau of Accidents of the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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REPORT FOR 1930
GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENTS OF STEAM RAILROADS
OF PENNSYLVANIA
Compiled by the
Bureau of Accidents
of
The Public Service Commission
of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
December 31st, 1930
5®
NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS
Collisions
of Train and
Street Car
Automobiles
Auto-Busses
and
Taxi-Cabs
Wagons
Pedestrians
Total
Percent, of
Total
Accidents
Unprotected crossings i
2
535
41
75
26
106
9
63
2
9
2
Ijpl
1
12
16
6
2
6
1
1
558
59
82
28
113
11
67
60.78
Protected by Gates	
6.43
8.93
Protected by Bells	
3.05
Protected by Flash Light Signals	
12.31
1 20
7.30
Total	
2
855
2
15
44
918
100.00
Total Accidents at Protected Crossings	
2
320
6
32
360
39 .-22
2
510
2
7
521
56.75
Percent, of Total Accidents	
.22
93.14
.22
1.63
4.79
100.00
KILLED AND INJURED
Collisions
of Train and
Street Car
Automobiles
Auto-Busses
and
Taxi-Cabs
Wagons
Pedestrians
Total
Percent, of
Total Killed
and Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Killed
Injured
Unprotected Crossings	
55
8
6
22
1
274
31
31
11
72
5
28
3
3
4
10
4
2
5
9
6
2
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eft
62
18
11
8
28
1
4
286
37
33
11
74
6
28
57.33
Protected by Gates	
9.06
Protected by Watchman	
7.25    >
Protected by Bells	
3.13
Protected by Flash Light Signals	
1
1
16.81
Protected by Alarm and Visual Signals	
1.15
Protected by Switching Crew	
2
'kd^kd
5.27
,
Total	
100
452
6
4
26
19
132
475
100.00
Killed and Injured at Protected Crossings	
45
178
3
1
22
10
70
189
42.67
Percent, of Total Killed and Injured	
90
1
94
1.
65
7.
41
100.00
815
54
49
63
275
283
320
266
94
201
62
13
1
1
13
16
519
399
96
181
17
10
192
41
138
114
2
2
796
26 killed, 142 injured:
36 killed, 144 injured,
(included in above table)
50 killed, 139 injured.
20 killed, 50 injured,
(included in above table)
Accidents at grade crossings on main track: 131 killed,    434 injured.
Accidents at grade crossings on public sidings: 1 killed,      18 injured.
Accidents at grade crossings on private sidings: 23 injured.
Accidents at private grade crossings: .   9 killed,      29 injured.
Accidents or 49% of accidents at unprotected grade crossings occurred at street crossings:
Accidents or 51% of accidents at unprotected grade crossings occurred at road crossings:
Collisions with vehicles at unprotected grade crossings resulting in no injuries to persons:
Accidents or 74% of accidents at protected grade crossings occurred at street crossings:
Accidents or 26% of accidents at protected grade crossings occurred at road crossings:
Collisions with vehicles at protected crossings resulting in no injuries to persons:
Accidents during time crossings were not protected:    9 killed,    45 injured.
Accidents at protected grade crossings due to gates not being lowered:    5 killed,    16 injured.
Accident at protected grade crossing due to gates being out of order: 2 injured.
Accident at protected grade crossing due to watchman being absent from crossing: 1 injured.
Accidents to crossing watchmen while on duty: 5 killed, 8 injured, (not included in above table)
Accidents at protected grade crossings due to pedestrians crawling under lowered gates: 10 killed,
Accidents occurred during daylight: 72 killed, 208 injured.
Accidents occurred during darkness: 60 killed, 267 injured.
Accidents to automobiles on Sundays:    26 killed,      60 injured.
Accidents at State Highway grade crossings:    34 killed,    115 injured.    108 accidents occurring at unprotected crossings, and 73 at protected crossings.
Automobiles driven through lowered gates and struck by engine:    2 killed,    9 injured.
Automobiles driven through lowered gates and into side of engine or train:    1 killed,    7 injured.
Automobiles driven into side of engine or train moving over crossings: 9 killed, 123 injured.
Automobiles driven into side of engine or train standing on crossing: 22 injured.
Automobiles struck by tender of engine, or draft movement being backed over crossing:    10 killed,    62 injured.
Automobiles stalled on crossings, and struck by train:    4 killed,    20 injured.
Collisions of train and street car, one due to car operator violating the Commission's General Order No. 5.    (no casualties)
Collisions of auto-bus with trains due to slippery condition of road,    (no casualties)
Crossing gates were crashed into or through, involving 776 Automobiles and Autotrucks, 2 Auto-Busses, 2 Taxi-Cabs, 3 Motorcycles, 5 Street Cars and 8 Wagons,
included in above table as contact was not made with engine or train.)
6 injured.
(not
During the year 1930 there have been DECREASES over the year 1929 as follows:
Public grade crossings of steam railroads in Pennsylvania, protected by
Total number of protected public grade crossings in Pennsylvania...
ft otal number of unprotected public grade crossings in Pennsylvania.
Unprotected
Number of accidents       90 or 14%
Number of killed       30 or 33%
Number of injured       79 or 22%
. Killed and injured      109 or 24%
CROSSINGS
Protected
96 or 21%
4 or    5%
54 or 22%
58 or 12%
Total
186 or 17%
34 or 20%
133 or 22%
167 or 22%
Gates	
Watchmen	
Bells	
Audible and Visible Alarms.
Flash Light Signals	
644
563
239
58
758
2,262
9,825
Total number of public grade crossings of steam railroads in Pennsylvania.
Percent, of public crossings of steam railroads in Pennsylvania protected..
12,087
19%