Claim: "Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks . Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
Fact-check: U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg claims rail targets have come under attack about 1,300 times since 2004, killing 4,000 people
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Bill Wichert
Date published: 2011-06-28T00:00:00