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Death rode the rails

American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965

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Death rode the rails

American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965

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Johns Hopkins University Press
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Subjects

Accidents, History, Railroads, Safety measures, Railroads, united states, history, Railroad accidents, Railroads, safety appliances

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United States

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Cover of: Death Rode the Rails
Death Rode the Rails: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1828-1965
2010, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Cover of: Death rode the rails
Death rode the rails: American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965
2006, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Death Rode the Rails
Death Rode the Rails: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1828-1965
2006, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Death rode the rails
Death rode the rails: American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965
2005, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Baltimore, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.12/2/0973
Library of Congress
TF23 .A474 2006, TF23.A474 2006

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Pagination
p. cm.

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OL3399466M
Internet Archive
deathroderailsam0000aldr
ISBN 10
0801882362
LCCN
2005013355
OCLC/WorldCat
60375334
Library Thing
2269245
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1339443

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