The Economics of Railroad Safety

by Ian Savage

Book Overview

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"