TRANSPORTING, LOADING AND UNLOADING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN RAILROAD CARS

Safer rail transportation of hazardous materials involves close cooperation between the container manufacturer, shipper, rail carrier, and consignee so as to minimize any hazard to the public. Standards under the Federal Railroad Administration Railroad Safety Act are specifically presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Joint Materials Handling Conference, Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio. 23-25 September 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Manufacturing Engineers

  20501 Ford Road
  Dearborn, MI  United States  48128
• Authors:
  • Black, W F
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazardous materials; Packaging; Regulations; Safety; Traffic managers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Law; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126435
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS75-660
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1976 12:00AM