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Title: DEVELOPING SAFETY AND OPERATING STANDARDS FOR RAIL TRANSIT: ONLINE, ON TIME, AND ON TRACK
Accession Number: 00815884
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Leaders of the public transportation industry agree that now is the time to develop guidance for growth and to establish uniform standards for state oversight of rail transit safety. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has established working committees to develop standards and recommended practices in the following four areas: Vehicle inspection and maintenance; Operating practices; Fixed structures inspection and maintenance; and Grade crossings. Each of the four committees has held an initial organizational meeting to elect a chairman, organize working groups, set priorities, and develop work plans and timelines. A sidebar with this article shows how the committees have organized to execute their work plans. To curtail costs for travel and mailings, APTA plans to use the Internet to communicate with committee members and to post work products for review. Also, to spread the travel burden equally, APTA plans to rotate locations across the country for the meetings of each committee.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Peacock, TPagination: p. 3-5
Publication Date: 2001-7
Serial: Features: Photos
TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 24 2001 12:00AM
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