Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher : Transportation Research Board National Research
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Ian Savage
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 146155571X
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.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 42,20 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Electric railroads
ISBN :
Author : Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,30 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Industrial safety
ISBN : 9780717609512
Contents: Introduction; Integrating the tramway; Tramway clearances; The infrastructure; Tramstops; Electric Traction System (ETS); Signalling; Tram design and construction; Tramway signs for tram drivers; Road and tram traffic signalling integration; Heritage tramways; Non-passenger carrying trams; Common terms; Registration.
Author : The Law The Law Library
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 2018-09-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781727532197
Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness (US Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (FRA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness (US Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (FRA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 FRA is amending its existing regulation entitled Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness by revising or clarifying various provisions. The final rule clarifies that railroad personnel who communicate or coordinate with first responders during emergency situations must receive certain initial and periodic training and be subject to operational tests and inspections related to the railroad's emergency preparedness plan. The final rule also clarifies that railroads must develop procedures in their emergency preparedness plans that specifically address the safety of passengers with disabilities during actual and simulated emergency situations, such as during train evacuations. The rule also limits the need for FRA to formally approve certain purely administrative changes to approved emergency preparedness plans. In addition, the final rule requires that operational tests and inspections be conducted in accordance with a program that meets certain minimum requirements. Finally, the rule removes as unnecessary the provision discussing the preemptive effect of the regulations. This book contains: - The complete text of the Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness (US Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (FRA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Author : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 28,37 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Railroad accidents
ISBN :
Author : Canada. Transport Canada. Railway Safety Act Review Secretariat
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 16,82 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : Randal O'Toole
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781944424947
American transportation has undergone many technological revolutions: from sailing ships to steam ships; from passenger trains and urban rail transit to airplanes and automobiles. Normally, the government has allowed and even encouraged these revolutions, but for some reason the federal government is spending billions of dollars trying to preserve and build obsolete rail transit and passenger train lines, including high-speed trains that cost more but are less than half as fast as flying. O'Toole asks why passenger trains have been singled out -- and whether this policy makes sense. -- adapted from jacket
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations
Publisher :
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 34,8 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Administrative law
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 950 pages
File Size : 48,43 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN :
