Railroad Accidents

Author : Mark Aldrich
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801882364
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Rode the Rails written by Mark Aldrich and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-04-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

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Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accident/incident Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter W. B. Semmens
Publisher : Haynes Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781852603236
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Disasters of the World written by Peter W. B. Semmens and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railway DisasterSemmens

Author : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accident/incident Bulletin written by United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Bibel
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421405903
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Train Wreck written by George Bibel and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-10-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trains are massive—with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go off the rails, their destructive power becomes clear. In this book, George Bibel presents riveting tales of trains gone wrong, the detective work of finding out why, and the safety improvements that were born of tragedy. Train Wreck details 17 crashes in which more than 200 people were killed. Readers follow investigators as they sift through the rubble and work with computerized event recorders to figure out what happened. Using a mix of eyewitness accounts and scientific explanations, Bibel draws us into a world of forensics and human drama. Train Wreck is a fascinating exploration of• runaway trains• bearing failures• metal fatigue• crash testing • collision dynamics• bad rails

Author : Edgar A. Haine
Publisher : Associated University Presses
ISBN 13 : 9780845348444
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroad Wrecks written by Edgar A. Haine and published by Associated University Presses. This book was released on 1993 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book recounts the most serious railroad accidents worldwide from 1853 to the present time. Relevant specifics of these disasters have been researched and summary narratives written. The central purpose of this volume is to record the horrendous details surrounding railroad calamities and, more importantly, to investigate, analyze, and derive beneficial knowledge about wreck causes and deduce corrective courses of action, setting forth successful principles of accident prevention that might be useful and applicable in rail operations everywhere. The ultimate purpose therefore has been to determine universal railroad safety doctrines, the application of which will lessen the frequency and severity of future rail accidents and thereby reduce death tolls, passenger and employee injuries, and the attendant financial and material losses." "Covered herein in concise form are the accounts of 70 major rail disasters in the United States and 111 train catastrophes in various foreign countries. Included for quick reference are two tabulations showing pertinent particulars for all the railroad disasters treated in this volume. The reader, if he peruses this long list of wreck narratives, will acquire a unique understanding of the widespread incident of rail accidents and, perhaps, arrive at a personal judgment on how to best further the noble cause of accident prevention. Certainly, he will gain an eye-opening view of the dreadful scope of the long-term operational misfortunes that have plagued the mighty "Iron Horse."" "More than one hundred photographs taken at the scenes of the accidents illustrate this volume." "A substantial introduction elucidates the history of railroading in relation to death-dealing mishaps, operating safeguards, railroad personnel, the human factor, the grade crossing dilemma, rail unions and worker discipline, safety research efforts, code of railroad working rules, alcohol and drug problems, the Harriman safety awards, the legendary rail cabooses, and accident prevention guidelines." "The eleven-part appendix includes a historical/statistical review of safety on the United States railroads and reports on the horrendous Louisville & Nashville Railroad hazardous materials spillage at Crestview, Florida, on 8 April 1970. Also summarized are the rail accident prevention philosophies practiced on four foreign railway systems."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : United States. National Transportation Safety Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroad Accident Report written by United States. National Transportation Safety Board and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee Appointed to Examine and Report the Causes of Railroad Accidents
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Committee Appointed to Examine and Report the Causes of Railroad Accidents, the Means of Preventing Their Recurrence, &c written by New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee Appointed to Examine and Report the Causes of Railroad Accidents and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : U.S. Interstate commerce commission. Bureau of Safety
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reports on Railway Accidents in the United States written by U.S. Interstate commerce commission. Bureau of Safety and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Southworth Allen Howland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steamboat Disasters and Railroad Accidents in the United States written by Southworth Allen Howland and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: