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Rail Transportation

Author: Joseph A. Christoff

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 0788149415

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.

Railroad Safety

Author: United States. General Accounting Office

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 40

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The General Accounting Office (GAO) made as assessment of the effectiveness of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA's) safety inspection program. This report, the third in a series, focuses on the FRA's inspection coverage standards, how FRA uses data to target railroads for inspection, follow-up actions on inspection results, and uniformity in the application of safety regulations. GAO found that FRA's inspection program does not provide assurance that the nation's railroads are operating safely.

Current Federal Railroad Administration Safety Initiatives

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 100

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Railroad-highway Safety

Author: United States. Federal Railroad Administration

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 278

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Rail Safety

Author: Susan Fleming

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1437980031

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Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based train control system designed to prevent some serious train accidents. Federal law requires passenger and major freight railroads to install PTC on most major routes by the end of 2015. Railroads must address other risks by implementing other technologies. The FRA oversees implementation of these technologies and must report to Congress on progress in implementing PTC. This report discusses railroads' progress in developing PTC and the remaining steps to implement it, the benefits of and challenges in implementing other safety technologies, and the extent of FRA's efforts to fulfill the PTC mandate. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.