Commodity Flow Studies
BNSF Railway
Local emergency responders, elected, or emergency management officials can access BNSF hazardous materials commodity flow reports for emergency response planning. Simply visit the BNSF website to submit a request form for information about shipments in your community.
CN Railway
Upon written request, CN Railway provides emergency response agencies or planning groups with specific commodity flow information. These studies report on all hazardous materials transported through the community. Visit CN Railway’s website for instructions on how to submit a Commodity Flow Information Request Form.
CPKC
Upon written request, CPKC provides emergency response agencies or planning groups with specific commodity flow information covering hazardous materials transported through the community. To submit a request form, visit CPKC’s website for complete instructions.
CSX Transportation
If you’re an emergency response, emergency planning, or government official looking for more details about the hazardous materials CSX moves in your jurisdiction, contact CSX Transportation via email for more information.
Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.
If you’re an emergency response, emergency planning, or government official looking for more details about the hazardous materials G&W moves in your jurisdiction, contact the Director of Safety and Security via email for more information.
Norfolk Southern Corporation
To request hazardous material traffic information for your jurisdiction, download and complete the following PDF or Word document form. Then submit it to Norfolk Southern Corporation via email.
Union Pacific Railroad
Local emergency responders, elected, or emergency management officials can obtain Union Pacific Railroad hazmat commodity flow reports for emergency response planning. Visit Union Pacific’s website to request information about shipments in your community.
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Upon written request, the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company will provide emergency response agencies or planning groups with specific commodity flow information covering all hazardous commodities transported through the community. To submit a request, please email the W&LE Hazardous Materials/Environmental Officer, John Vergis. All requests must be in letter form and on your agency’s official letterhead.
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.
Additional Commodity Flow Resources
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.
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