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Railroads under reporting fatal accidents

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:58 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Suggest you see the thread above that discusses the same article... (NY Times Investigates RR...)

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:11 PM
Suggest you see the thread above that discusses the same article... (NY Times Investigates RR...)

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Railroads under reporting fatal accidents
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 5:55 PM

Report: Railroads Hinder Fatality Probes
Sun Jul 11, 10:13 AM

NEW YORK - Railroads have failed to promptly report hundreds of fatal accidents over the past eight years, a violation of federal regulations that has thwarted numerous investigations into collisions with motor vehicles, The New York Times reported.

Enforcement of railroad rules is so lax that federal officials have said they were not even aware of the reporting problems.

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http://www.comcast.net/News/DOMESTIC//XML/1110_AP_Online_Regional___National__US_/bd29cffc-e890-4982-a2b2-1935e7798467.html

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