RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 4, 1978 SUPPLEMENT

This publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations during fiscal years 1977 and 1978. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Bureau of Accident Investigation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1980-7-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 142 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casualties; Common carriers; Crash data; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crash reports; Crashes; Derailments; Human factors; Maintenance; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Research; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Trespassers
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing accidents
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00327127
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB-RAB-80-2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 1981 12:00AM