Seconds Count Video Series
This series of 30 fast-paced videos introduces viewers to topics in an easy to understand, yet detailed way.
Commodity flow studies can be obtained from each of the railroads operating in your jurisdiction. Commodity flow survey results report on hazardous materials being transported in your area via rail. These studies are available on a confidential basis. For security reasons, they are not offered to the general public.
Refer to the rail companies below for information on how to obtain commodity flow studies.
EPA's Hazards Analysis on the Move provides summary guidance on determining what hazardous materials are being transported through a community.
Transportation Research Guidebook's Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 3: Guidebook for Conducting Local Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies updates the U.S. Department of Transportation's Guidance for Conducting Hazardous Materials Flow Surveys. All modes of transportation, all classes and divisions of hazardous materials, and the effects of seasonality on hazardous materials movements are discussed in the guidebook.
This series of 30 fast-paced videos introduces viewers to topics in an easy to understand, yet detailed way.
This two-part video series gives first responders the information needed before approaching an incident involving crude oil moved by rail.