Federal Railroad Safety Programs [electronic resource] : Selected Issues in Proposed Reauthorization Legislation
- Corporate Author
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
- Published
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
- Physical Description
- 27 pages : digital, PDF file
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- Summary
- Presents overview of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) railroad safety program and its role in rail safety. Examines FRA reauthorization issues regarding train operator fatigue, limbo time, positive train control, track inspections, and highway-rail grade crossing safety concerns. Summarizes provisions and issues concerning FRA reauthorization proposals, including H.R. 1516/S. 918, the Federal Railroad Safety Accountability and Improvement Act; H.R. 2095, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007; and S. 1889, the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007.
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- ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection
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- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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