The report presents the results of the author's audit of the Federal Railroad Administrations (FRA) oversight of track-related safety issues. The objective of this audit was to evaluate FRAs oversight of track safety on the Nations freight rail lines. From 1998 through 2007, track defects were the second leading cause of train accidents, comprising 32 percent of the train accidents reported to FRA by the railroads.
Enhancing the Federal Railroad Administration's Oversight of Track Safety Inspections
2009
16 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Inspections , Audits , Oversight , Objectives , Scope , Methodologies , Track defects , Accident prevention , Safety inspections , Rail transportation , Track-related safety , Track performance , Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) , Wheel rail interface
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