Amtrak might seem dangerous to anyone who’s stood on the edge of a platform and watched the Acela Express whoosh by at 135 miles per hour, but unless your idea of a good time is playing stickball in the rail yard, DCist thinks your chances are pretty good. (Fun fact: According to Amtrak corporate, “Acela” is a combination of the words “acceleration” and excellence.”) For example, a 2002 derailment in Florida killed just four people. And 2004 was a fatality-free year for the passenger rail system.

What if you work for Amtrak? Good news! Your odds of survival there are pretty good as well. In 2003, there were 16 deaths among all rail transportation workers. That’s fewer than most transportation jobs and vastly fewer than the 955 motor vehicle operators who died (although DCist suspects there are many more truck drivers than train operators). Still, it’s nowhere near the top 10 most dangerous jobs — for which Amtrak workers are surely grateful.

Amtrak’s 22,000 employees are probably also grateful for the Amtrak Workers Memorial at Union Station.