Rail safety : challenges, oversight issues and positive train control / Sharon Niel, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Niel, Sharon, editor.

Series:

Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--United States--Safety measures.

Railroads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) rail-safety oversight framework relies on inspections to ensure railroads comply with federal safety regulations. FRA inspects railroad infrastructure and operations, identifies safety defects, and may, if warranted, cite the railroads for violations of federal safety regulations. This book examines the overall framework that FRA, the states, and the railroads use to ensure rail safety; the extent to which FRA and the railroads assess safety risks and allocate resources to address those risks; and what challenges, if any, exist to FRA's current safet

Contents:

""RAIL SAFETY: CHALLENGES, OVERSIGHT ISSUES, AND POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL""; ""RAIL SAFETY: CHALLENGES, OVERSIGHT ISSUES, AND POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: RAIL SAFETY: IMPROVED HUMAN CAPITAL PLANNING COULD ADDRESS EMERGING SAFETY OVERSIGHT CHALLENGES""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""FRA�S RAIL-SAFETY OVERSIGHT FRAMEWORK RELIES ON COMPLIANCE-BASED INSPECTIONS""

""FRA USES A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO DIRECT INSPECTIONS, BUT HAS BEEN SLOW TO IMPLEMENT BROADER RISK REDUCTION PLANNING""""FRA FACES CHALLENGES TO RAIL SAFETY OVERSIGHT, AND LACK OF A STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN HAMPERS ITS ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THESE CHALLENGES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""Chapter 2: POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL: ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES COULD BENEFIT IMPLEMENTATION""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""

""ALMOST ALL RAILROADS ARE INSTALLING PTC OVERLAY SYSTEMS BUT FACE CHALLENGES IN MEETING THE 2015 IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE""""FRA FOUND THE COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING PTC OUTWEIGH THE SAFETY BENEFITS, BUT OPPORTUNITIES MAY EXIST TO PURSUE FUTURE BUSINESS BENEFITS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""MATTERS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: OBSERVATIONS ON THE QUALITY OF FRA�S REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSES USED IN PTC RULEMAKING""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 19, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-379-X

OCLC:

916950121