A METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF APPLYING RAILROAD SAFETY STANDARDS. VOLUME I

The report presents a methodology for evaluating the economic impacts of applying railroad safety standards. The scope is considered broad enough to permit evaluation of all the safety standards thus far proposed by the Federal Railroad Administration and to allow for detailed analysis of individual equipment, track, and human factors standards. At the same time, the details and examples are fairly specific in order to present insight into the techniques and problems which might be encountered. Volume 2 of this report is the manual whose step-by-step procedures are intended for the implementation of economic impact analysis. Portions of this document are not fully legible.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/methodology-evaluating-economic-impacts-applying-railroad-safety-standards-volume-i
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73190
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2, PB-244 267.
• Corporate Authors:

  CONSAD Research Corporation

  121 North Highland Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15206

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Policy and Program Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kennedy III, R G
  • Lloyd, F H
  • Lowrey, R
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 278 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Bearings; Benefit cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Economic analysis; Economic impacts; Equipment maintenance; Human factors; Human factors engineering; Inspection; Maintenance; Maintenance practices; Manuals; Prevention; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Railroad transportation; Regulations; Safety; Safety engineering; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations; Track standards
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092316
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., FRA/RP-41-Vol-1
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-20047
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 5 1976 12:00AM