Railroad Accidents, Their Cause and Prevention

"Railroad Accidents, Their Cause and Prevention" by R. C. Richards is a serious study of early 20th-century railroad disasters. It uses facts and real examples to look closely at why accidents happen and how they might be stopped. The book is all about making people understand how important it is for everyone—from workers to bosses to the government—to take responsibility for keeping people safe on the rails. Richards shows how many people were hurt or killed in railroad accidents during that time. He argues that if we really study these accidents, we can learn how to make things safer and prevent future tragedies, pushing for careful work habits and stronger rules to lower the number of people hurt or killed on the job.