Railroad Safety-U.S.-Canadian Comparison

NTIS order #PB-301397

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Full Report ~1500K
Front Matter ~47K
Summary ~10K
Table of Contents ~11K

Chapters
1: U.S.-CANADIAN RAIL SAFETY: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ~188K
2: CANADIAN RAILROAD SYSTEM ~297K
3: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND RAIL SAFETY ~108K
4: THE ACCIDENT PICTURE ~302K
5: THE RAILROAD SAFETY INQUIRY ~44K
6: GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ~147K
7: RAILROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS ~146K
8: RAILROAD LABOR AND SAFETY ~255K

Appendixes
A: Persons Interviewed During Project Research ~8K
B: Accident Information Requested by the Railway Transport Committee ~5K
C: Hazardous Information Emergency Response Form ~31K