Securing America's Passenger-Rail Systems

• Main Author: Wilson, Jeremy M. (auth)
• Other Authors: Jackson, Brian A. (auth), Eisman, Mel (auth), Steinberg, Paul (auth), Riley, K. Jack (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2007
• Subjects: Terrorism, armed struggle; Technology: general issues; Transport: general interest; Political Science; Transportation Studies; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

U.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems. Each weekday, more than 12 million passengers take to U.S. railways. This book explains a framework for security planners and policymakers to guide cost-effective rail-security planning, specifically for the risk of terrorism. Risk...