EVENT PROBABILITIES AND IMPACT ZONES FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS ON RAILROADS

Procedures are presented for evaluating the probability and impacts of hazardous material accidents in rail transportation. The significance of track class for accident frequencies and of train speed for accident severity is quantified. Special attention is given to the analysis of track-caused accidents. Quantitative estimates are provided of the amount of hazardous material released per accident, as well as of the area affected by these releases. An error analysis is made of the various probabilities.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8597
• Corporate Authors:

  Little (Arthur D), Incorporated

  Acorn Park
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Nayak, P R
  • Rosenfield, D B
  • Hagopian, J H
• Publication Date: 1983-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 296 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Crash rates; Crash severity; Hazardous materials; Impacts; Probability; Railroad crashes; Railroad tracks; Risk analysis; Speed
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941427
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FRA/ORD-83/20,, DOT-TSC-FRA-83-5,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: RR219/R2309
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 24 2003 12:00AM