Rail Safety Efforts Miss Leading Cause of Fatalities

Frittelli, John

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Transportation;    Railroads;    Railroad policy;   

RP-ID  :  IN10257
RP-ID  :  IN10257_2015Apr02

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report briefly discusses the debate over the reauthorization of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08; P.L. 110-432). Congress is focusing on steps to prevent train derailments and collisions. Such incidents often receive extensive publicity and cause harm to bystanders, such as the residents of Mount Carbon, West Virginia, who were forced to evacuate after a train carrying crude oil derailed and burned on February 16, 2015.