The Last of the Railroad Police

The Last of the Railroad Police
Author: Carl Moen
Publisher: Cop Tales
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781892343710

In the 1950s, Chicago was a great railroad center. When I heard the railroad police would pay me more than I was getting, I had to take it on. Looking back, it surprises me that I lived through it all: the arrests, the fights, the gun play, arson. All of this is true. Walk with me down the tracks and I'll show you what it was like to be the Last of the Railroad Police.

The Railroad Dick

The Railroad Dick
Author: Michael Richard Walsh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781413422207

Railway Security

Railway Security
Author: Richard R. Young
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1351643061

This book provides an overview and assessment of the security risks, both manmade and natural, facing the railways and rail networks. Railroads face significant threats from disasters, but with situational awareness and coordinated effort these can often be substantially minimized. Transportation assets have always been vulnerable to natural disasters, but in the current environment these assets are also a preferred target of human-caused disruption, especially in the form of terrorism, as the events in many other parts of the world have underscored. Railways are not a homogeneous mode of transportation given their various roles in intercity and commuter passenger movement, as well as being a major portion of the freight ton-miles upon which the U.S. economy is highly dependent. Designed to provide advice for railway owners and first responders, this text discusses how to secure hazardous material transport and how to establish guidelines for rail freight operations and rail passenger operations. The book aims to develop an understanding of the unique operating characteristics of railways, the nature and the range of vulnerabilities, the present means for protecting the infrastructure, and the public policy initiatives that are prerequisite for developing a comprehensive appreciation of the magnitude of this issue. The book utilizes case studies of transport disasters to illustrate lessons learned and to provide critical insight into preventative measures. This book will be of great interest to students and practitioners of transportation, technology and engineering, and security management.

Code of Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1210
Release: 2000
Genre: Administrative law
ISBN:

Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.

Overground Railroad

Overground Railroad
Author: Candacy A. Taylor
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1683356578

This historical exploration of the Green Book offers “a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades” (The New York Times Book Review). Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the “black travel guide to America.” At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn’t eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses that were safe for black travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and Overground Railroad celebrates the stories of those who put their names in the book and stood up against segregation. Author Candacy A. Taylor shows the history of the Green Book, how we arrived at our present historical moment, and how far we still have to go when it comes to race relations in America. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020