Railroads
American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials - AASHTO
http://www.transportation1.org/aashtonew/
Non-profit, no partisan association representing all five transportation modes; air, highways, public transportation, rail and water in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
American Society of Safety Engineers - ASSE
www.asse.org
Founded in 1911, this is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its members manage, supervise, and consult on safety, health and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education.
American Society for Testing Materials - ASTM
www.astm.org
Provides a global forum for the development and publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services. ASTM standards serve as the basis for manufacturing, procurement and regulatory activities.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Airline Information
http://www.bts.gov/oai
Gives access to data collection, analysis, and reporting and ensures the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources. BTS also brings a greater degree of coordination, comparability, and quality standards to transportation data, and to fill important gaps.
Center for Transportation Analysis (CTA)
http://www-cta.ornl.gov/Index.html
The Center for Transportation Analysis (CTA) in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) develops integrated inter-modal transportation solutions through innovative and cost-effective research and development.
Construction Web Links
www.constructionweblinks.com
This site offers links to thousands of Web sites relevant to the construction and facility management industries. It is organized into three primary sections: organizations, government agencies and private businesses. All links are annotated with a brief description.
Department of Transportation - DOT
www.dot.gov
Search this site to find information about the departments organizations, their initiatives, reports and publications, also has related links and library resources.
Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
www.epa.gov
The EPA is responsible for protecting human health and to safeguard the natural environment. Browse site to find info on laws and regulations, educational resources, and programs.
FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety
Home to the Office of Safety Analysis web site where visitors have access to railroad safety information. Find information on accidents and incidents, highway-rail crossing data, run queries and download safety data base files.
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association - GAMA
www.gamanet.org
National trade association which members manufacture appliances, components and related products used in connection with space heating and water heating. Also deals with oil fired, electrical appliances and commercial food service.
NTSB
www.ntsb.gov
Independent federal agency that investigates every civil aviation accident in U.S. and significant accidents in other modes of transportation.
NTSB Publications
www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/R_Acc.htm
Railroad Accident Reports and recent publications are available online in PDF, which requires the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe.
NTSB - Railroad
www.ntsb.gov/Surface/Railroad/Railroad.htm
National Transportation Safety Board's Railroad page, find accident information as well as publications and issues.
Operation Lifesaver
www.oli.org
Nationwide nonprofit program dedicated to reducing collisions, injuries and fatalities at highway-railroad crossings. Also offers crash statistics.
Railroad Accidents and Wreck
www.northeast.railfan.net/wreck.html
Railroad photos organized by engine model, specializing in Steamtown, PA and NE Pennsylvania. Includes rail site links for US, Canada, Mexico and wrecks dating back to the 1800's.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
http://www.tsa.gov/
TSA is delivering on its commitment to leverage new technology to secure the nation’s airports and other modes of transportation.
TranStats (U.S. Department of Transportation's [DOT] Intermodal Transportation Database)
http://www.transtats.bts.gov
Locate data and statistics regarding air, road, and rail transportation.
