Edition:
Second Edition [stated], First Printing [Stated]
Publisher:
Privately Printed by the Author
Published:
1978
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15937768987
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Seller's Description:
Very good. vi, [2], 473, [1] pages. Ink number on fep. Includes introduction, as well as information on accident reporting, Safety, Operators' Errors, Dispatchers' Errors, Broken Rails and Faulty Track, Brake Failures and Runaways, Sabotage and Vandalism, Obstructions on the Track, Failure of Automatic Train-Stop Systems, Commuting Disasters, Safety in the Subway, and Railroad Safety in Perspective. Also includes Index and Footnotes. Typed note signed by the author is laid in; the note reads: The Editor HEADLIGHTS, Would you be kind enough to review a copy of this book in an early issue of your Publication? Robert B. Shaw The author discusses the evolution of railroad safety practices and gives railroad safety accomplishments their proper place in the contemporary transportation scene.
