Railroad Derailment Factors Affecting Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1825, 2003, Pages 64-74

  Barkan, Christopher P L ^a   Dick, C Tyler ^a,b   Anderson, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b HDR ENGINEERING INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DERAILMENTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD TRACKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0345475382     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1825-09     Document Type: Conference Paper

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