Responding to Railroad Emergencies

Classroom Sessions ⁠Review procedures to respond to a railroad incident safely. 

Case Studies: Overview of Union Pacific Railroad incidents and the response considerations for each.  

Train Consist Overview: Learn how to read a train consist and the critical information that it will provide emergency responders during a response to an incident on the railroad.  

AskRail® Mobile App: Learn about the AskRail smartphone app - a safety tool giving first responders immediate access to accurate, timely data about what type of hazardous materials a railcar is carrying.  

Ammonia Properties & Emergency Response: An overview of Vinyl Chloride, including its chemical and physical properties, placards, labels, containers, tank construction, and the hazards and potential outcomes associated with an anhydrous ammonia incident. Presented by: Oxy  

Hands-On Field Exercises

Field Exercise 1 (Flat Car– Fittings/Valves/Housing Overview): Conducted using UP’s flat car. This training focuses on familiarization with various valves and fittings within housings on pressure and general service tank cars. 

Field Exercise 2 (Tank Car Build/Design/Identification/Field Assessment): Conducted using UP’s Tank Car. This training focuses on familiarization with the design and build of pressure and general service tank cars, how to identify the type of tank car, and how to conduct a field damage assessment.  

Field Exercise 3 (C-Kit): Learn about potential leak scenarios for flammable gas tank car valves and fittings and how to mitigate those leaks. Install the C-Kit on a Chlorine housing