KevinM Wrote:
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> Amen! Steam railroading needs some sort of
> centralized Safety Reporting System, such as the
> Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) that is
> run by NASA. ASRS provides a forum for pilots,
> maintainers and controllers to submit reports
> detailing their experiences, so that others can
> learn from them and hopefully avoid repeating some
> of the nasty ones.
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> The monthly summary publication for ASRS is called
> "Callback" and is usually a pretty interesting
> read.
> [url=https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/publications/callba
> ck.html]ASRS[/url]
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> /Kevin Madore
If you think ASRS is good, wait until you can attend an ASIAS/InfoShare conference. The amount of data and its fusion amongst the participating airlines (pretty much every one in the US) is really incredible. And leads to meaningful changes to practices.
Dan