Current Federal Railroad Administration Safety Initiatives
Current Federal Railroad Administration Safety Initiatives

Author: United States House of Representatives

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-13

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781674904993

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Current Federal Railroad Administration safety initiatives: hearing before the Subcommittee on Railroads of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, June 27, 2006.

Current Federal Railroad Administration Safety Initiatives
Current Federal Railroad Administration Safety Initiatives

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-27

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781984270672

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Current Federal Railroad Administration safety initiatives : hearing before the Subcommittee on Railroads of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, June 27, 2006.

Rail Transportation
Rail Transportation

Author: Joseph A. Christoff

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 0788149415

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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.

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.