An Evaluation of Railroad Safety

NTIS order #PB-281169

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Full Report ~2735K
Front Matter ~62K
Table of Contents ~15K

Chapters
1: RAILROAD SAFETY FINDINGS ~101K
2: ISSUES ~119K
3: THE CONCEPT OF SAFETY ~280K
4: HISTORICAL INDUSTRY AND SAFETY OVERVIEW ~154K
5: RAILROAD SAFETY PICTURE ~515K
6: COST ANALYSIS ~93K
7: SAFETY LAWS AND REGULATIONS ~97K
8: RAILROAD SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAMS ~271K
9: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ~49K
10: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE-CROSSINGS, OTHER RAILROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS ~291K

Appendixes
A: PERSONS INTERVIEWED ~24K
B: ACCIDENT REPORTING INFORMATION ~314K
C: RAILROAD ACCIDENT TRENDS (1966-74) ~149K
D: RAILROAD SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM ~139K
E: RESPONSES TO RAILROAD SAFETY QUESTIONS ~201K