Flows of selected hazardous materials by rail. Final report for Sep 87-Apr 91
The report is a review of hazardous materials rail traffic in the continental United States. It focuses on the year 1986, a relatively typical recent year in which an estimated total of 1,477 million net tons of freight was moved by rail. Of this, 63 million net tons, or four percent of the total, were hazardous materials. The report is designed to characterize the flow of selected hazardous materials and show their geographical distribution. It focusses on materials that (1) have large tonnages moving by rail, such as Products of Refining, (2) are regarded as especially dangerous, such as Products That May Be Toxic by Inhalation, or (3) have been recently designated as hazardous materials, such as molten or liquid sulphur. Its scope includes national, state and Business Economic Areas (BEAs) rail traffic. The purpose of the report is to help those in government and industry who are interested in the flows of hazardous materials see how these materials are geographically distributed by rail.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Transportation, Cambridge, MA (United States). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
- OSTI ID:
- 5326592
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-216135/XAB
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB88-163795 and PB90-198227. Prepared in cooperation with Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, and EG and G Dynatrend, Inc., Woburn, MA. Sponsored by Department of Transportation, Washington, DC. Research and Special Programs Administration
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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