Board of Railway Commissioners of Canada

The most efi'mtual way of preventing accident, is by promptly removing as far as possible all the known causes which produce them. Experience in Railway administration upon old and well-established lines has shown what these cruises are, and by careful attention, and a thorough investigation into the circumstances of every accident or irregularity. (for irregularity is the truitful source of accident) a (huupauy may at. Once apply the proper remedy, and thereby diminish the chances of their recurrence. In this way there should be a gradual but progressive improvement from year to year, but, as we may never expect perfection in human a?hlrn. So it is not to be supposed that the Railway system will ever reach that state, when accidents will be no longer possible. We must only use our best endeavors by every aid that. Science and experience can afford to guard against them.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.