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Rail safety : challenges, oversight issues and positive train control /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Novinka,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Transportation issues, policies and R & D series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 PLANNINGFRA 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 deadlinefra 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.