An edition of Death rode the rails
(2005)
Death rode the rails
American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965
by Mark Aldrich
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Death Rode the Rails: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1828-1965
2010, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Death Rode the Rails: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1828-1965
2006, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Death rode the rails: American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965
2006, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Death rode the rails: American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965
2005, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Table of Contents
In the beginning: American railroad dangers and safety, 1828-1873
Off the tracks: the changing pattern of derailments, 1873 to 1900
Collisions and the rise of regulation, 1873-1900
Major risks from minor accidents, 1873-1900
Engineering success and disaster: bridge failure and design, 1840-1900
Coping with casualties: companies, workers, and injuries, 1850-1900
Safety crisis and safety first, 1900-1920
Lobbying for regulation: transporting hazardous substances, 1903-1930
Private enterprise and public regulation: safety between the wars, 1922-1939
War and decline, 1940-1965
The political economy of railroad safety, 1830-1965
Before the ICC: nineteenth century railroad accident and casualty statistics
Accident and casualty rates from Interstate Commerce Commission statistics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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