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1 Sep 1998

Other Reports

Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 1997

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Safety Performance Measures, Accident Reduction

Keywords: Rail Safety, Rail-related Accidents, Trend Lines, Safety Performance, Annual Report

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration's Railroad Safety Statistics - Annual Report is intended as a resource for the FRA's safety partners and other entities who play a primary role...

Office
RRS

1 Jan 1997

Other Reports

Model State Legislation - Railroad Trespass Prevention

Subject Statutory Mandates, Trespasser Programs

Keywords: Model Legislation, Model State Legislation, Model Law

Abstract: The purpose of this Act is to prevent accidents and casualties to persons who unlawfully enter upon railroad property, and otherwise to enhance the safety of transportation by...

Office
RCC

1 Jan 1997

Other Reports

Model State Legislation - Railroad Vandalism Prevention

Subject Statutory Mandates, Trespasser Programs

Keywords: Model Legislation, Model State Legislation, Model Law, Vandalism

Abstract: The purpose of this Act is to prevent acts of vandalism to railroad property which affect the health, safety, and welfare of the traveling public, the neighboring community, and...

Office
RCC

1 Sep 1994

Other Reports

Trailer-on-Flatcar Car (TOFC) and Container-on-Flatcar Car (COFC) Loading and Securement Safety

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Accident Reduction

Keywords: Accidents, Site Surveys, Safety Assessment

Abstract:

Following the May 16, 1994, derailment of an Amtrak train caused by a collision with a trailer that fell from a flat car in Smithfield, North Carolina, the Secretary of...

Office
RRS

1 Jan 1986

Reports to Congress

The President's 1984 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970

Author
Office of Safety

Subject Safety Regulatory Analysis, Statutory Mandates

Abstract: The President's 1984 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety through the...