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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... freight cars under Section 10 of the Authorization Act of that year . The study has now been transmitted to the Congress by the Secretary of Transportation . In summary , we found that the growth in car size has not had a significant ...
... freight cars under Section 10 of the Authorization Act of that year . The study has now been transmitted to the Congress by the Secretary of Transportation . In summary , we found that the growth in car size has not had a significant ...
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... FREIGHT CAR CAPACITY TREND COMPARISON OF DERAILMENT RATES AMONG VARIOUS U.S. RAILROADS Track & Equipment Derailment Rate Tons 80 75 70 65 Railroad A 60 55 50 45 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 757880 Year Y Z Note : Average for 1978 from Car ...
... FREIGHT CAR CAPACITY TREND COMPARISON OF DERAILMENT RATES AMONG VARIOUS U.S. RAILROADS Track & Equipment Derailment Rate Tons 80 75 70 65 Railroad A 60 55 50 45 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 757880 Year Y Z Note : Average for 1978 from Car ...
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... freight car without any type of dynamic retrofit , the car has a high dynamic response as indicated by the roll angle . With the simple insertion of snubbers on cars , you can see we can make the car act better , maybe two or three ...
... freight car without any type of dynamic retrofit , the car has a high dynamic response as indicated by the roll angle . With the simple insertion of snubbers on cars , you can see we can make the car act better , maybe two or three ...
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... those requirements which were based on maintenance standards rather than imme- diate safety concerns . During the period June 1978 through February 1979 , five major public hearings were held covering locomotives , freight cars 14.
... those requirements which were based on maintenance standards rather than imme- diate safety concerns . During the period June 1978 through February 1979 , five major public hearings were held covering locomotives , freight cars 14.
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... freight cars , safety appliance , power brakes , track , and signal systems . Rulemaking is now underway in the crucial areas of Freight Car Safety Standards and Track Safety Standards , as well as locomotive inspection . Freight Car ...
... freight cars , safety appliance , power brakes , track , and signal systems . Rulemaking is now underway in the crucial areas of Freight Car Safety Standards and Track Safety Standards , as well as locomotive inspection . Freight Car ...
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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.