Back on Track: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1965-2015 by Mark Aldrich

Throughout the early twentieth century, railroad safety steadily improved across the United States. But by the 1960s, American railroads had fallen apart, the result of a regulatory straightjacket that eroded profitability and undermined safety. Collisions, derailments, worker fatalities, and grade crossing mishaps skyrocketed, while hazmat disasters exploded into newspaper headlines.

• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 16 Mar. 2018
• Condition : Fine
• Hardback
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1421424150
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421424156
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 708 g
• CCT Stock : 44784