General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony: Rail Safety and Security: Some Actions Already Taken to Enhance Rail Security, but Risk-based Plan Needed.

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Rail Safety and Security: Some Actions Already Taken to Enhance Rail Security, but Risk-based Plan Needed.

GAO-03-435 April 30, 2003

In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, concerns have been raised that the nation's shipments of hazardous materials by rail may be vulnerable to terrorist attack. Millions of tons of hazardous materials are shipped yearly across the United States. Serious incidents involving these materials ...