By Rachael Myrow, KQED News Fix
Caltrain, the commuter rail service that runs between Santa Clara County and San Francisco, does not lead the nation or even the state for suicides on its tracks, but the numbers are troubling enough. There have been 10 suicides already this year. The average for an entire year is typically 10.
Here is a statistic that is just as startling: Last year, Caltrain stopped 40 people from killing themselves on the tracks. For every suicide that does happen, there are four that do not.
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