NTL Record

Title Hazardous Materials Flow by Rail
Record ID 49963
Personal Name
Creator
Beier, Frederick; Hussey, Laurie; Zebe, Paul K
Source 109p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
Publisher United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
Publication Date 19900301
Language English
Abstract The report presents a quantitative overview of the movement of hazardous materials by rail in the United States. The data used is a hazardous materials rail waybill sample developed at TSC from the 1983 Rail Waybill Sample. The report examines (1) the Rail Waybill Sample, (2) the characteristics of hazardous materials rail transport, (3) non-interchange versus interchange hazardous materials traffic, (4) the origins and destinations of hazardous materials traffic, and (5) specific information on the rail flows of STCC 289--Misc. Chemical Products, STCC 287--Agricultural Chemicals, STCC 291--Products of Petroleum Refining, and STCC 281--Industrial Organic Chemicals. The basic purpose of the report is to provide analysts and policymakers with information on the movement of hazardous materials by rail that can be used in the decision-making process
Rosap ID dot:11370
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11370
TRT Terms Railroad transportation; Hazardous materials; Industrial accidents; Safety; Interchanges; Interstate transportation; Common carriers; Routing
General Subjects Commodity flow patterns
Classification NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Planning and Policy;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety;
AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Railroads
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-RSPA-90-01; PB90-198227
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49900/49963/DOT-TSC-RSPA-90-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository