Project Gutenberg 2015-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 184 Adams, Charles Francis 1835 1915 Adams, C. F. (Charles Francis) Adams, Charles F. (Charles Francis) 06029469 Notes on Railroad Accidents The death of Mr. Huskisson -- The Angola and Shipton accidents -- The Wollaston accident -- Accidents and conservatism -- Telescoping and the Miller Platform -- The Versailles accident -- Telegraphic collisions -- Oil-tank accidents -- Draw-bridge disasters -- The Norwalk accident -- Bridge accidents -- The protection of bridges -- Car-couplings in derailments -- The Revere catastrophe -- Rear-end collisions -- Novel appliances -- The automatic electric block system -- Interlocking -- The Westinghouse brake -- The battle of the brakes -- The railroad journey resulting in death -- The railroad death-rate -- American as compared with foreign railroad accidents. Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Notes on Railroad Accidents" by Charles Francis Adams, Jr. is a historical account written in the late 19th century. In this work, Adams collects and analyzes various incidents of railroad accidents, drawing from his experiences as a railroad commissioner in Massachusetts. The book explores the evolution of safety measures in railroad travel and examines notable disasters, including their causes and implications for public safety. The opening of the text begins with an acknowledgment of the tragic relationship between human life and accident frequency, particularly in the context of railroad disasters. Adams reflects on the irony that each catastrophic event often leads to improvements in safety protocols and innovations within the industry. He introduces the first noted event, the death of William Huskisson during the inauguration of the Manchester & Liverpool railroad in 1830, which serves as a shocking precursor to many accidents that followed. Huskisson’s unfortunate demise spurred public awareness and scrutiny around the dangers of railroad travel, illustrating the book's theme of learning from past tragedies to enhance future safety measures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Railroad accidents HE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) 495642 2025-06-19T13:53:12.155144 text/html 469162 2024-10-24T17:15:58 text/html 349133 2025-06-19T13:53:19.596109 application/epub+zip 353002 2025-06-19T13:53:13.624141 application/epub+zip 222416 2025-06-19T13:53:12.868097 application/epub+zip 497089 2025-06-19T13:53:24.159093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444361 2025-06-19T13:53:18.665130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314690 2022-09-22T06:18:39.508423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430140 2023-09-21T07:01:04.448397 text/plain 410340 2024-10-24T17:15:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16264 2025-06-19T13:53:24.314045 application/rdf+xml 8736 2025-06-19T13:53:12.992158 image/jpeg 1586 2025-06-19T13:53:12.929134 image/jpeg 322221 2025-06-19T13:53:12.211101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia