Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1913 — Accidents on Railroads. [ARTICLE]

Accidents on Railroads.

In the last year an Investigation has been made of every accident on an eastern railroad, whether it was the case of a woman tripping on station steps or the derailment of a passenger train. The study has brought out the practice which cause every kind of accident on railroad property. Probably 70 per cent, of all the accidents in 1912 could have been prevented if employee had exercised special caution.—Safety Engineering.