Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters

by George Bibel

Book Overview

Trains are massive--with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go off the rails, their destructive power becomes clear. In this book, George Bibel presents riveting tales of trains gone wrong, the detective work of finding out why, and the safety improvements that were born of tragedy.

Train Wreck details numerous crashes, including 17 in which more than 200 people were killed. Readers follow investigators...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405903
• ISBN13: 9781421405902
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher