The determinants of train fatalities: Keeping the model on track

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-158

  Clarke, William A ^a   Loeb, Peter D ^b  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Staggers act; Train fatalities

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; DEREGULATION; LEGISLATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8144230898     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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