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Enhancing rail safety now and into the 21st century : the Federal Railroad Administration's safety programs and initiatives : a report to Congress
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1996-10-01
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Abstract:By law, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has responsibility for ensuring railroad safety throughout the nation. The United States railroad system consists of over 600 railroads with more than 250,000 employees, 200,000 miles of track, 1.2 million freight cars, and 20,000
locomotives. To monitor railroad compliance with federally mandated safety standards, FRA employs 400 inspectors operating out of 47 offices throughout the country. FRA?S traditional site-specific safety inspection program has produced substantial gains in railroad
safety with real benefits for the American people. Between 1978 and 1993, the number of railroad accidents declined by more than 75 percent. The railroad accident rate per million train miles dropped by more than two-thirds, and the number of rail-related fatalities and injuries fell by three-fourths during this period. These substantial safety improvements occurred even as freight railroad traffic and train density increased to record high levels following economic deregulation of the industry as a result of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980.
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