An Evaluation of Railroad Safety

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• Corporate Creators:
  Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co. ; R.L. Banks & Associates ; Thomas K. Dyer, Inc. ; Gibbs & Hill ; Alper, Schoene, Horkan and Mann ; Newman and Hermanson’ Co.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Crash Causes Crash Data Crashes Development Hazardous Materials Inspection Legislation Railroad Grade Crossings Regulations Research Safety Statistics

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• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Maxwell, Robert L
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1976 required an evaluation of the effectiveness of Federal efforts to improve the safety of U.S. railroads. This report provides a comprehensive and systematic review of safety to assist in current and future legislative deliberations on railroad safety. It includes an examination of current accident and cost trends; and evaluation of safety laws, regulations and inspection programs; and an overview of current research, development and voluntary safety programs. Also included is a discussion of the relation of safety and economics in the railroad industry.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  PB-281169
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:363e24c0f884b3b9824ae82a7b2e8c7aeb5c658b205cf002c200c61a9b099409
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57337/dot_57337_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.66 MB ]