2008-2017年,货运列车长因出轨风险增加而增加,报告敦促重新评估安全情况。 2008-2017 freight train length increase linked to higher derailment risks, report urges safety reassessment.

国家科学院的一份报告强调了与增加货运列车长度有关的安全问题,从2008年到2017年,货运列车长度增加了25%。 A report from the National Academies of Sciences highlights safety concerns linked to increasing freight train lengths, which have risen by 25% from 2008 to 2017. 它将较长的列车与由于列车内力造成的较高脱轨风险联系起来。 It connects longer trains to higher derailment risks due to in-train forces. 报告敦促监管机构和国会重新评估安全措施,改进培训组装做法,并授权联邦铁路管理局对诸如被封锁的过境点等问题进行处罚。 The report urges regulators and Congress to reassess safety measures, improve train assembly practices, and empower the Federal Railroad Administration to impose penalties for issues like blocked crossings.