Federal Railroad Safety Program and Reauthorization Issues.

Presents an overview of the nature and scope of the Federal Railroad Administration's safety program, including regulatory development and compliance and enforcement. Examines railroad safety statistics, reviews key legislative issues, including railroad employee fatigue and hours of service, a...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Presents an overview of the nature and scope of the Federal Railroad Administration's safety program, including regulatory development and compliance and enforcement. Examines railroad safety statistics, reviews key legislative issues, including railroad employee fatigue and hours of service, alleged harassment of employees who cooperate with safety efforts, and highway-rail grade crossing safety, and indicates the status of legislation to extend and/or improve the railroad safety program.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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