http://www.nytimes.com/ref/national/deathonthetracks_index.html

National Safety Council
www.nsc.org

The National Safety Council (NSC), chartered by an act of Congress, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit, public service organization devoted solely to educating and influencing society to adopt safety, health, and environmental policies, practices, and procedures that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes.

Government Agencies Overseeing the Railroad Industry

• FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
  http://www.fra.dot.gov

• Office of Safety Analysis
  FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
  http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/default.asp

• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  http://www.ntsb.gov/railroad/railroad.htm

• NTSB's Most Wanted Railroad Improvements
  http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/mostwanted/rail_issues.htm

• United States Department of Transportation
  Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/safety/Oversight.asp

• Emergency Order 20
  Emergency Order Requiring Enhanced Operating Rules
  and Plans for Ensuring the Safety of Passengers
  Occupying the Leading Car of a Train
  http://www.baumhedlundlaw.com/pdf/train_emergency_order20.pdf

• Volpe Center: Structures and Dynamics Division
  Rail Equipment Crashworthiness Research
  http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sdd/video-txt3.html

Contact your federal legislative representatives:

• Email your Senator
  www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
  
  
• Email your U.S. Representative
  www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml