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The Economics of Railroad Safety

Author : Ian Savage
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 146155571X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Railroad Safety written by Ian Savage and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American public has a fascination with railroad wrecks that goes back a long way. One hundred years ago, staged railroad accidents were popular events. At the Iowa State fair in 1896, 89,000 people paid $20 each, at current prices, to see two trains, throttles wide open, collide with each other. "Head-on Joe" Connolly made a business out of "cornfield meets" holding seventy-three events in thirty-six years. Picture books of train wrecks do good business presumably because a train wreck can guarantee a spectacular destruction of property without the messy loss of life associated with aircraft accidents. A "train wreck" has also entered the popular vocabulary in a most unusual way. When political manoeuvering leads to failure to pass the federal budget, and a shutdown is likely of government services, this is widely called a "train wreck. " In business and team sports, bumbling and lack of coordination leading to a spectacular and public failure to perform is also called "causing a train wreck. " A person or organization who is disorganized may be labelled a "train wreck. " It is therefore not surprising that the public perception of the safety of railroads centers on images of twisted metal and burning tank cars, and a general feeling that these events occur quite often. After a series of railroad accidents, such as occurred in the winter of 1996 or the summer of 1997, there are inevitable calls that government "should do something.

Rail Safety : States' Reaction to Proposed Elimination of Inspection Funding

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Rail Safety : States' Reaction to Proposed Elimination of Inspection Funding written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Enhancing Our Rail Safety

Author : Subcommittee On Surface Transportation And Merchan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781512166385
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (663 download)

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Book Synopsis Enhancing Our Rail Safety by : Subcommittee On Surface Transportation And Merchan

Download or read book Enhancing Our Rail Safety written by Subcommittee On Surface Transportation And Merchan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transportation of products and people is absolutely essential to our economy. It's the lifeblood of job creation and economic growth. We are at a critical period in the Nation's long and storied railroad history. There are severe consequences to failures in safety and reliability. We've seen them in Metro-North, the busiest railroad in the country, and the series of incidents have caused not only delays in convenience, economic harm, but also injuries and fatalities. The American public also may not realize the severe environmental consequences and economic costs that could result from repetitions of these failures in safety and reliability. It is the responsibility of railroads to make investments and improve policies and practices; change their cultures; and install new leadership, because the record has to be improved. Federal agencies also have a responsibility to oversee and scrutinize those practices and policies of railroads, and the leadership and management that is coming from our railroads.

Death Rode the Rails

Author : Mark Aldrich
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801882364
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Death Rode the Rails written by Mark Aldrich and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-04-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The evolution of railroad safety, Aldrich argues, involved the interplay of market forces, science and technology, and legal and public pressures. He considers the railroad as a system in its entirety: operational realities, technical constraints, economic history, internal politics, and labor management. Aldrich shows that economics initially encouraged American carriers to build and operate cheap and dangerous lines. Only over time did the trade-off between safety and output - shaped by labor markets and public policy - motivate carriers to develop technological improvements that enhanced both productivity and safety."--BOOK JACKET.

Railroad Safety

Author : Kenneth M. Mead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Railroad Safety written by Kenneth M. Mead and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the testimony of Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office (GAO), on GAO's recent analyses of railroad accidents and engineer work schedules. These analyses focused on whether (1) railroads were complying with the Hours of Service Act, (2) shortening the maximum number of hours per shift allowed under the act would improve safety, and (3) work schedule factors other than the maximum number of hours affect safety. Although only engineer work schedules were reviewed, both industry and Federal Railroad Administration officials agreed that these schedules reflect the same conditions found in the schedules of other train crew members.

The Design of Railway Location

Author : Clement Clarence Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Design of Railway Location written by Clement Clarence Williams and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rail Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration's New Approach to Railroad Safety

Author : Joseph A. Christoff
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Rail Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration's New Approach to Railroad Safety by : Joseph A. Christoff

Download or read book Rail Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration's New Approach to Railroad Safety written by Joseph A. Christoff and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1980, the Staggers Rail Act fostered substantial changes in the railroad industry. By 1995, fewer large freight railroads accounted for most of the industry's revenue and train miles. At the same time, these freight railroads substantially reduced their workforce and track networks. Congress and railroad labor have raised concerns that these changes in the industry could compromise safety. This report provides information on operational and safety trends in the railroad industry and describes how the Federal Railroad Admin. has responded to these trends by developing a new partnering approach for improving safety on the nation's rail lines.

Positive Train Control

Author : Rahul O. Salter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626182721
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Positive Train Control written by Rahul O. Salter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positive Train Control (PTC) is a communications and signaling system that has been identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a technology capable of preventing accidents caused by train operator or dispatcher error. PTC is expected to reduce the number of accidents due to excessive speed, conflicting train movements, and engineer failure to obey wayside signals. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08) requires implementation of positive train control on railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with toxic or poisonous-by-inhalation hazardous materials. This book provides an overview of the issues and economics for improved rail safety. While PTC promises benefits in terms of safety, its implementation entails substantial costs and presents a variety of other policy-related issues. These include the interoperability of individual railroads' systems, sufficient radio spectrum to support PTC, and the possibility that PTC could be a barrier to market entry.

Reporting of Accidents & Casualities in the Railroad Industry

Author : United States. Railroad Retirement Board. Division of Safety Studies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reporting of Accidents & Casualities in the Railroad Industry written by United States. Railroad Retirement Board. Division of Safety Studies and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Railroad Economics

Author : Scott Dennis
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080548937
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book Railroad Economics written by Scott Dennis and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-07-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research in Transportation Economics is now available online at ScienceDirect — full-text online of volumes 6 onwards. Elsevier book series on ScienceDirect gives multiple users throughout an institution simultaneous online access to an important compliment to primary research. Digital delivery ensures users reliable, 24-hour access to the latest peer-reviewed content. The Elsevier book series are compiled and written by the most highly regarded authors in their fields and are selected from across the globe using Elsevier’s extensive researcher network. For more information about the Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect Program, please visit: http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/bookseries/

Railroad Economics

Author : Stillman Williams Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Railroad Economics written by Stillman Williams Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Evaluation of Railroad Safety

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book An Evaluation of Railroad Safety written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Design of Railway Location

Author : Clement Clarence Williams
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016811798
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The Design of Railway Location written by Clement Clarence Williams and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Regulation and Transportation Safety

Author : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of Economics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Regulation and Transportation Safety written by United States. Department of Transportation. Office of Economics and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Railroad-highway Safety: A comprehensive statement of the problem

Author : United States. Federal Railroad Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Railroad-highway Safety: A comprehensive statement of the problem written by United States. Federal Railroad Administration and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Death Rode the Rails

Author : Mark Aldrich
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801882362
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Death Rode the Rails written by Mark Aldrich and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-04-10 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The evolution of railroad safety, Aldrich argues, involved the interplay of market forces, science and technology, and legal and public pressures. He considers the railroad as a system in its entirety: operational realities, technical constraints, economic history, internal politics, and labor management. Aldrich shows that economics initially encouraged American carriers to build and operate cheap and dangerous lines. Only over time did the trade-off between safety and output - shaped by labor markets and public policy - motivate carriers to develop technological improvements that enhanced both productivity and safety."--BOOK JACKET.

Back on Track

Author : Mark Aldrich
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421424169
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Back on Track written by Mark Aldrich and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of one of America’s most important industries and its dangers. Throughout the early twentieth century, railroad safety steadily improved across the United States. But by the 1960s, American railroads had fallen apart, the result of a regulatory straightjacket that eroded profitability and undermined safety. Collisions, derailments, worker fatalities, and grade crossing mishaps skyrocketed, while hazmat disasters exploded into newspaper headlines. In Back on Track, his sequel to Death Rode the Rails, Mark Aldrich traces the history of railroad accidents beginning in 1965, when Congress responded to bankrupt and scandal-ridden carriers by enacting a new safety regime. Aldrich details the federalization of rail safety and the implementation of a massive grade crossing program. He touches on post-1976 economic deregulation, which provided critical financing that underwrote better public safety. He also explores how the National Transportation Safety Board acted as a public scold to shine bright lights on private failings, while Federal Railroad Administration regulations reinforced market incentives for better safety. Ultimately, Aldrich concludes, the past 50 years have seen great strides in restoring railroad safety while enhancing industry profitability. Arguing that it was not inadequate safety regulation but rather stifling economic regulation that initially caused an uptick in train accidents, Back on Track is both a paen to the return of more competitive railroading and the only comprehensive history of the safety of modern American railroads. Praise for Death Rode the Rails "A masterful study of the complex evolution of railroad safety."—American Historical Review "Students of rail safety, and today's Class I railroad managers, need to read this volume."—Trains "Aldrich has created a masterpiece. His research is extensive, drawing on a rich variety of obscure yet relevant sources."—Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "One of the first large-scale scholarly studies of railroad safety in America."—Railroad History "A thought-provoking and well-grounded contribution to the history of American economic development."—Journal of American History "Pioneering . . . A central message of Aldrich's book is that 'little accidents' played a crucial though until now largely hidden role in the gradual evolution of a risk society."—Technology and Culture "A work of merit . . . essential reading for historians of transport safety, business, and technology."—Journal of Transport History "Impressive and thoroughly researched . . . Demonstrates how railroad safety evolved from the intersection of market pressures, technology, and public sentiment."—Journal of Southern History