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Evaluation of options for improving Amtrak's passenger accountability system / [Ronald Mauri and Joseph Mergel].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Mauri, Ronald A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amtrak.
- Railroads--United States--Passenger traffic.
- Railroads.
- Railroads--Passenger traffic.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Statistics
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 190 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, [2005]
- Summary:
- In investigating the derailment of Amtrak's Auto Train on April 18, 2002, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that an accurate count of persons on the train at the time of the accident was not available at the accident scene. NTSB noted that emergency response would be improved with accurate count data at the accident scene and issued a Safety Recommendation to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that it develop and implement an accurate passenger and crew accountability system. This report assesses the weaknesses in Amtraks passenger accounting system, the costs of improving it, and the potential safety and business benefits of an improved system. It finds that while technically feasible, the recommendation is impractical given Amtraks business model and would not provide the desired safety benefits. It also identifies alternative improvements to Amtraks passenger accounting system that can be the basis for future cost-effective Amtrak initiatives.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 4, 2012).
- "December 2005."
- "Performing organization, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center"--Report documentation page.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94).
- "DOT/FRA/ORD-05/06."
- Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- CD-ROM version: Mauri, Ronald A. Evaluation of options for improving Amtrak's passenger accountability system
- Print version: Mauri, Ronald A. Evaluation of options for improving Amtrak's passenger accountability system
- OCLC:
- 783632271
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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