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Rail Transportation
Author | : Joseph A. Christoff |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 1998-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 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.
On Track
Author | : Canada. Railway Safety Act Review Committee |
Publisher | : Canadian Government Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
Presents the report of a committee established to review the impact of the federal Railway Safety Act on the safety of: the construction or alteration of railway works; the operation and maintenance of railway works and equipment; non-railway operations affecting railway safety; and the administration and enforcement of rail regulation. In its review, the committee heard presentations and reviewed submissions from railway companies, unions, interest groups, and private citizens, with full consideration to work already carried out on the effect of the Act by Transport Canada and by previous review commissions. Sections of the report cover the evolution of railway regulation from 1867 to the current Act; the state of railway safety and safety trends; the roles and responsibilities of railways in safety management; the legislative framework governing railway safety; the roles and responsibilities of government regulators; issues related to grade crossing safety, environmental protection and safety, and substance use and abuse among railway workers; provincially regulated railways and provincial approaches to railway regulation; railway safety in the future, in view of advanced railway technologies; and recommendations for reform. Includes glossary.
Railroad Safety
Author | : United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
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.
Oversight and Reauthorization of Rail Safety Programs and S. 2132, the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Rail Safety Legislation
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Electronic government information |
ISBN | : |
Rail Safety
Author | : Sharon Niel |
Publisher | : Nova Science Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 9781633213647 |
The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) rail-safety oversight framework relies on inspections to ensure railroads comply with federal safety regulations. FRA inspects railroad infrastructure and operations, identifies safety defects, and may, if warranted, cite the railroads for violations of federal safety regulations. This book examines the overall framework that FRA, the states, and the railroads use to ensure rail safety; the extent to which FRA and the railroads assess safety risks and allocate resources to address those risks; and what challenges, if any, exist to FRA's current safety framework, and what ongoing and emerging issues FRA faces.
Railroad Safety
Author | : U S Government Accountability Office (G |
Publisher | : BiblioGov |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2013-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781289032005 |
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) railroad safety inspection program, focusing on: (1) inspection coverage standards; (2) how FRA used data to target railroads for inspection; (3) follow-up actions taken on inspection results; and (4) uniformity in the application of safety regulations. GAO found that FRA did not: (1) provide assurance that railroads were operating safely under the safety inspection program; (2) establish minimum inspection coverage standards defining the frequency of railroad inspections or standards for the size of the territory an inspector was expected to cover; (3) analyze existing inspection and accident data to target railroads for inspection; (4) require railroads to report actions taken to correct safety defects; (5) routinely perform follow-up inspections to determine whether safety defects were corrected; and (6) uniformly apply safety regulations, which resulted in FRA regions filing different numbers of violations for the same defective safety conditions.