Taking emotion and fear-mongering out of the equation, the simple fact is that freight train operations are safer than ever.
Freight Rail Facts & Figures - Association of American Railroads
"Between 2000 and 2021, the train accident was down 33%. The rail employee injury rate in 2020 was an all-time low."
More than 99.9% of all hazmat moved by rail reaches its destination without a release caused by a train accident. Between 2012 and 2021, the hazmat accident rate was down 55%.