286	Number of people killed in 2008 at highway-rail grade crossing collisions
458	Number of people killed in 2008 trespassing on railroad property
18	Number of football fields it takes a freight train, traveling at 55mph, to stop
56	Percentage of vehicle / train collisions that occur at crossings with active warning devices (lights, gates, bells).
245,000	Approximate number of at-grade highway-rail crossings in the U.S.
20	Times you are more likely to die in a crash with a train than you are to die in an automobile crash.
2	Average time, in hours, between each incident where a vehicle or pedestrian is struck by a train.

Worried about plane crashes? More people die in highway-rail grade crossing crashes in the U.S. each year than in commercial and general aviation crashes combined. Feel safe in your surroundings? The majority of highway-rail crashes occur within 25 miles of the motorist's home. Think railroads are public areas? Railroad tracks, yards, and trains and other equipment are private property.  Walking or playing on them is illegal and is subject to arrest and fines. Not concerned about trains unless they are moving fast? The majority of highway-rail crashes occur when the train is traveling less than 30mph.