[PDF][PDF] Hazardous materials emergencies in railyards: Preparedness guidance for railroads and adjacent communities

M MINTZ, K BERTRAM, C SARICKS, R ROWLAND - 1991 - onlinepubs.trb.org
This guidance being developed by the Federal mergency Management Agency (FEMA) to
improve the emergency preparedness of railroad ymds that handle. hipments or hazardous
materials and the communities adjacent to chose yards is summarized in this paper.
Compared with the volume of hazardous materials that pass through railyards,
comparatively few accidents have occurred. However, several of those accidents have had
severe consequences, and there is potential for truly catastrophic consequences. Thus, the …

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCIES IN RAILYARDS: PREPAREDNESS GUIDANCE FOR RAILROADS AND ADJACENT COMMUNITIES (ABRIDGMENT)

M Mintz, K Bertram, C Saricks, R Rowland - Transportation Research …, 1991 - trid.trb.org
This guidance being developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to
improve the emergency preparedness of railroad yards that handle shipments of hazardous
materials and the communities adjacent to those yards is summarized in this paper.
Compared with the volume of hazardous materials that pass through railyards,
comparatively few accidents have occurred. However, several of those accidents have had
severe consequences, and there is potential for truly catastrophic consequences. Thus, the …