Click here for MMWR home page. Railroad tracks are a dangerous place to walk and should not be used by pedestrians.
Trespassers are usually pedestrians who are walking along or across railroad tracks.
Forty-six percent of the injuries were fatal. Most trespassers were male and between 20 to 49 years of age. Incidents were more common on weekends and at night. Most trespassers were injured in the same city in which they lived. Many persons were intoxicated at the time of injury.