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Need for Improved Action on Railroad Safety Recommendations

CED-78-171 Published: Dec 29, 1978. Publicly Released: Jan 15, 1979.
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Highlights

A study was made concerning: (1) the actions taken by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in response to railroad safety recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); (2) NTSB followup procedures on railroad safety recommendations; and (3) FRA use of its own accident investigations to promote railroad safety.

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Interagency relationsRailroad accidentsRailroad regulationSafety standardsRailroad safetyAccidentsTransportation safetyRailAviationRoot cause analysis