This report presents the results of the Dept. of T

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Enhancing the Federal Railroad Administration’s Oversight of the Track Safety Inspections

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By David Tornquist (ed)
Year: 2009
Pages: 15
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437917305

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This report presents the results of the Dept. of Transportation Office of Inspector General’s audit of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) oversight of track-related safety issues. The objective of this audit was to evaluate FRA’s oversight of track safety on the Nation’s freight rail lines. From 1998 through 2007, track defects were the second leading cause of train accidents, comprising 32% of the train accidents reported to FRA by the railroads. Charts and tables.

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