The Economics of Railroad Safety
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The American public has a fascination with railroad wrecks that goes back a long way. One hundred years ago, staged railroad accidents were popular events. At the Iowa State fair in 1896, 89,000 people paid $20 each, at current prices, to see two trains, throttles wide open, collide with each other. "Head-on Joe" Connolly made a business out of "cornfield meets" holding seventy-three events in thirty-six years. Picture books of train wrecks do good...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1461375487
ISBN13:9781461375487
Release Date:October 2012
Publisher:Springer
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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