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The Economics of Railroad Safety
Author | : Ian Savage |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781461555711 |
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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.
Enhancing Our Rail Safety
Author | : Subcommittee On Surface Transportation And Merchan,Subcommittee on Surface Transportation a |
Publsiher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2015-05-13 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1512166383 |
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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.
Rail Safety Legislation
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Electronic government information |
ISBN | : PSU:000063508291 |
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Death Rode the Rails
Author | : Mark Aldrich |
Publsiher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2006-04-10 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0801882362 |
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"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 | : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : UCAL:B4262853 |
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Railroad Safety
Author | : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : UOM:39015023131009 |
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New Technologies in Railroad Safety and Security
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : PSU:000058845479 |
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Rail Safety
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Railroad accidents |
ISBN | : LOC:00172001713 |
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