Notes on Railroad Accidents by Charles Francis Adams
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Author | Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915 |
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LoC No. | 06029469 |
Title | Notes on Railroad Accidents |
Contents | The death of Mr. Huskisson -- The Angola and Shipton accidents -- The Wollaston accident -- Accidents and conservatism -- Telescoping and the Miller Platform -- The Versailles accident -- Telegraphic collisions -- Oil-tank accidents -- Draw-bridge disasters -- The Norwalk accident -- Bridge accidents -- The protection of bridges -- Car-couplings in derailments -- The Revere catastrophe -- Rear-end collisions -- Novel appliances -- The automatic electric block system -- Interlocking -- The Westinghouse brake -- The battle of the brakes -- The railroad journey resulting in death -- The railroad death-rate -- American as compared with foreign railroad accidents. |
Language | English |
LoC Class | HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications |
Subject | Railroad accidents |
Category | Text |
EBook-No. | 48693 |
Release Date | Apr 12, 2015 |
Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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