Death rode the rails
Subtitle: American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965
By: Mark Aldrich.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Railroads -- United States -- Accidents -- History.; Railroads -- United States -- Safety measures -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning: American railroad dangers and safety, 1828-1873; title: Off the tracks: the changing pattern of derailments, 1873 to 1900; title: Collisions and the rise of regulation, 1873-1900; title: Major risks from minor accidents, 1873-1900; title: Engineering success and disaster: bridge failure and design, 1840-1900; title: Coping with casualties: companies, workers, and injuries, 1850-1900; title: Safety crisis and safety first, 1900-1920; title: Lobbying for regulation: transporting hazardous substances, 1903-1930; title: Private enterprise and public regulation: safety between the wars, 1922-1939; title: War and decline, 1940-1965; title: The political economy of railroad safety, 1830-1965; title: Before the ICC: nineteenth century railroad accident and casualty statistics; title: Accident and casualty rates from Interstate Commerce Commission statistics.