NTL Record

Title Railroad safety : U.S.-Canadian comparison
Record ID 639
Source 107p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Corporate
Contributor
Newman & Hermanson Company; Canadian Transport Commission; Canada. Human Resources and Labour Canada; Canadian Pacific Limited ; Canadian Railway Labour Association
Publisher United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publication Date 19790800
Language English
Abstract In June 1978, Congress requested the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to conduct "a detailed comparison between conditions prevailing in railway safety in the United States and a review of safety operations in Canada. " Responding to this request, this OTA report identifies the similarities and differences between the U.S. and Canadian railroad systems and Government/rail relationships. It establishes a base from which the overall comparability of safety between the two systems is made. The report surveys the safety activities of Canadian railroads, Government, labor, and other organizations and compares those efforts with counterpart safety activities in the United States. The HTML link in this record leads to a Table of Contents for this document in hypertext that will allow the user to view in .pdf format selected sections.
Rosap ID dot:4421
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4421
TRT Terms Railroads; Railroad crashes; Railroad safety; Derailments; Crash data; Crash rates; Regulation; Safety management; Evaluation and assessment; Data tables
General Subjects Canada; Comparisons; Derailment rates; Rail hazards; Railroad industry; United States
Classification NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety;
NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics
Geographical
Coverage
Canada; United States
OCLC 6707952
TRIS Online
Accession No
00305416
Report Number GPO 1979 0 - 50-171
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/000/600/639/7913.pdf
Alternative URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/000/600/639/7913.htm
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository