Amendments to the Federal Railway Safety Act of 1970: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session ... March 24, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 156 pagini |
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... derailments . 3. Profitable railroads have offset deleterious effects — in regions of high traffic densities . 4. No ... derailment to the smaller cars - on a volume of product moved basis . 6. The potential for improvement in derailment ...
... derailments . 3. Profitable railroads have offset deleterious effects — in regions of high traffic densities . 4. No ... derailment to the smaller cars - on a volume of product moved basis . 6. The potential for improvement in derailment ...
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... DERAILMENT RATES AMONG VARIOUS U.S. RAILROADS Track & Equipment Derailment Rate Tons 80 75 70 65 Railroad A 60 55 50 ... derailments of six railroads . You can see the - we have normalized the data - the best railroad having an index of ...
... DERAILMENT RATES AMONG VARIOUS U.S. RAILROADS Track & Equipment Derailment Rate Tons 80 75 70 65 Railroad A 60 55 50 ... derailments of six railroads . You can see the - we have normalized the data - the best railroad having an index of ...
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... derailment to smaller cars , particularly if you make it on a volume basis . We ran different comparative analyses ... derailments , particularly on a ton - mile basis . This is the point that the Administrator previously main- tained ...
... derailment to smaller cars , particularly if you make it on a volume basis . We ran different comparative analyses ... derailments , particularly on a ton - mile basis . This is the point that the Administrator previously main- tained ...
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... derailments , and thus reduce the probability that hazardous materials would be released . The Administration of the emergency order was characterized by intense litiga- tion on the one hand and , on the other hand , by very active ...
... derailments , and thus reduce the probability that hazardous materials would be released . The Administration of the emergency order was characterized by intense litiga- tion on the one hand and , on the other hand , by very active ...
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... derailments that hazardous materials tank cars located toward the rear of a train better withstood derailment dynamic forces , whereas , hazardous materials tank cars in the front or middle of the train tended to be involved in the ...
... derailments that hazardous materials tank cars located toward the rear of a train better withstood derailment dynamic forces , whereas , hazardous materials tank cars in the front or middle of the train tended to be involved in the ...
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105 tank cars action activities agencies amendment analysis Answer assessment Association authority Car Safety carriers cause chemical CHEMTREC Committee commodities common carriers CONGRESS THE LIBRARY damage Department of Transportation derailments developed effective efforts Emergency Order emergency response enforcement equipment evaluation fatalities Federal Railroad Administration Federal Railroad Safety fiscal FRA's freight car FRSA funds grade crossing hazardous materials Hazardous Materials Transportation hazmat increased injuries inspec inspection program inspectors issue liability LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ment million NTSB operating Participation Program percent proposed protection Question Rail labor rail safety rail transportation Rail-Highway Crossing railroad accidents railroad industry Railroad Safety Act recommendations regulatory result safety laws safety programs safety standards Secretary Section Senator PRESSLER shelf couplers shippers slack action specific Subcommittee subsection System Safety Plan tank cars Task Force tion train accidents transportation of hazardous United States Code violations warning devices
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Pagina 93 - No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this Act or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or others of any right afforded by this Act.
Pagina 17 - That any such common carrier or any officer or agent thereof, requiring or permitting any employee to go, be, or remain on duty...
Pagina 17 - ... shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each and every such violation, to be recovered in a suit or suits to be brought by the United States district attorney in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction in the locality where such violation shall have been committed, and it shall be the duty of such district attorney to bring such suits upon duly verified information being lodged with him of such violation having occurred.
Pagina 19 - A corporation may be sued in any judicial district in which it is incorporated or licensed to do business or is doing business, and such judicial district shall be regarded as the residence of such corporation for venue purposes.
Pagina 41 - ... is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. The...
Pagina 26 - New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Total 732 686 i.
Pagina 23 - October (e) The Secretary is authorized to conduct such monitoring of State investigative and surveillance practices and such other inspection and investigation as may be necessary to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter.
Pagina 93 - ... and that there is insufficient time, due to the urgency of the situation, to eliminate the danger through resort to regular statutory enforcement channels.
Pagina 21 - Secretary determines that any facility or piece of equipment is in unsafe condition and thereby creates an emergency situation involving a hazard of death or injury to persons affected...
Pagina 98 - I would be happy to answer any questions the members of the subcommittee may have.