Rail Safety
Rail Safety

Author: Susan Fleming

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1437980031

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Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based train control system designed to prevent some serious train accidents. Federal law requires passenger and major freight railroads to install PTC on most major routes by the end of 2015. Railroads must address other risks by implementing other technologies. The FRA oversees implementation of these technologies and must report to Congress on progress in implementing PTC. This report discusses railroads' progress in developing PTC and the remaining steps to implement it, the benefits of and challenges in implementing other safety technologies, and the extent of FRA's efforts to fulfill the PTC mandate. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.

Rail Safety Legislation
Rail Safety Legislation

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Rail Safety Oversight
Rail Safety Oversight

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13:

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Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security: Technologies and Systems Engineering
Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security: Technologies and Systems Engineering

Author: Flammini, Francesco

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 146661644X

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Human errors, as well as deliberate sabotage, pose a considerable danger to passengers riding on the modern railways and have created disastrous consequences. To protect civilians against both intentional and unintentional threats, rail transportation has become increasingly automated. Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security: Technologies and Systems Engineering provides engineering students and professionals with a collection of state-of-the-art methodological and technological notions to support the development and certification of ‘real-time safety-critical’ railway control systems, as well as the protection of rail transportation infrastructures.

Railroad Safety Programs
Railroad Safety Programs

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007
Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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Handbook of Research on Emerging Innovations in Rail Transportation Engineering
Handbook of Research on Emerging Innovations in Rail Transportation Engineering

Author: Rai, B. Umesh

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 693

ISBN-13: 1522500855

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The rail-based transit system is a popular public transportation option, not just with members of the public but also with policy makers looking to install a form of convenient and rapid travel. Even for moving bulk freight long distances, a rail-based system is the most sustainable transportation system currently available. The Handbook of Research on Emerging Innovations in Rail Transportation Engineering presents the latest research on next-generation public transportation infrastructures. Emphasizing a diverse set of topics related to rail-based transportation such as funding issues, policy design, traffic planning and forecasting, and engineering solutions, this comprehensive publication is an essential resource for transportation planners, engineers, policymakers, and graduate-level engineering students interested in uncovering research-based solutions, recommendations, and examples of modern rail transportation systems.