Railroad Accidents in 1927 Took 209 Lives in State of Pennsylvania Railroad accidents took a total of 209 lives in Pennsylvania last years statistics on file at Harrisburg showed Wednesday. Of those killed, 14 were passengers on the steam railroads of the state and 195 were trainmen, it was shown. The Accident Bureau of the Public Service Commission also reported that 4,683 trainmen and 225 passengers were injured in railroad accidents during 1927. In addition to those killed in railway accidents the report shows that 164 people were killed at grade crossings during the year.