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Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Regional Transit System Plan
Author: I-405 South Renton Interchange to Sunset Blvd, Transit and Carpool Improvements Project, King County
Author: District of Columbia Appropriations for 1978
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on District of Columbia AppropriationsPublisher:
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Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1978
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on District of ColumbiaPublisher:
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Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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Capital Preventive Maintenance
Author: Back on Track
Author: Mark AldrichPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421424169
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
A fascinating account of one of America’s most important industries and its dangers. Throughout the early twentieth century, railroad safety steadily improved across the United States. But by the 1960s, American railroads had fallen apart, the result of a regulatory straightjacket that eroded profitability and undermined safety. Collisions, derailments, worker fatalities, and grade crossing mishaps skyrocketed, while hazmat disasters exploded into newspaper headlines. In Back on Track, his sequel to Death Rode the Rails, Mark Aldrich traces the history of railroad accidents beginning in 1965, when Congress responded to bankrupt and scandal-ridden carriers by enacting a new safety regime. Aldrich details the federalization of rail safety and the implementation of a massive grade crossing program. He touches on post-1976 economic deregulation, which provided critical financing that underwrote better public safety. He also explores how the National Transportation Safety Board acted as a public scold to shine bright lights on private failings, while Federal Railroad Administration regulations reinforced market incentives for better safety. Ultimately, Aldrich concludes, the past 50 years have seen great strides in restoring railroad safety while enhancing industry profitability. Arguing that it was not inadequate safety regulation but rather stifling economic regulation that initially caused an uptick in train accidents, Back on Track is both a paen to the return of more competitive railroading and the only comprehensive history of the safety of modern American railroads. Praise for Death Rode the Rails "A masterful study of the complex evolution of railroad safety."—American Historical Review "Students of rail safety, and today's Class I railroad managers, need to read this volume."—Trains "Aldrich has created a masterpiece. His research is extensive, drawing on a rich variety of obscure yet relevant sources."—Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "One of the first large-scale scholarly studies of railroad safety in America."—Railroad History "A thought-provoking and well-grounded contribution to the history of American economic development."—Journal of American History "Pioneering . . . A central message of Aldrich's book is that 'little accidents' played a crucial though until now largely hidden role in the gradual evolution of a risk society."—Technology and Culture "A work of merit . . . essential reading for historians of transport safety, business, and technology."—Journal of Transport History "Impressive and thoroughly researched . . . Demonstrates how railroad safety evolved from the intersection of market pressures, technology, and public sentiment."—Journal of Southern History
Department of Transportation and related agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1990
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation and Related AgenciesPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
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Transportation Improvement Program for Southeastern Wisconsin
Author: District of Columbia Appropriations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
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Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1294
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