KEYNOTE ADDRESS. 13TH RAILROAD ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, OPENING SESSION

Comments and illustrations are given about the effects of traffic density, inflation and other factors on the apparently increasing trends for railroad accidents and casualties. The need for improved reporting systems and the role for cooperative safety programs involving government, industry and labor are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 13th Annual Railroad Engineering Conference, Pueblo, Colorado, October 12-13, and included in the Conference Proceedings, "Railroading Challenges in America's Third Century--Improved Reliability and Safety," sponsored by the FRA's Office of Research and Development, U.S. DOT.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Railroad Administration

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• Authors:
  • Harris Jr, W J
• Conference:
  • Presented at the 13th Annual Railroad Engineering Conference, Pueblo, Colorado, October 12-13, and included in the Conference Proceedings, "Railroading Challenges in America's Third Century--Improved Reliability and Safety," sponsored by the FRA's Office
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 1-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Casualties; Crash causes; Crash data; Crashes; Defects; Equipment; Fatalities; Human factors; Inflation; Injuries; Loss and damage; Railroad tracks; Safety; Statistics
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical techniques; Equipment damage; Track defects
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163786
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-77/13 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM