Railroad safety and public policy

Journal of the Transportation Research Forum

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-63

  Savage, Ian ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 8144228397     PISSN: 25724800     EISSN: 25724797     Source Type: Journal    
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