Progress Toward Safer Rail Tank Cars Transporting Flammable Liquids: 2025 Report

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Progress Toward Safer Rail Tank Cars Transporting Flammable Liquids: 2025 Report

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Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Contributors:

Cloyed, Carl ; McGill, Joseph ; Stacey, Mikki ; Wingfield, Alpha
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ; Association of American Railroads ; Railway Supply Institute
Subject/TRT Terms:

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Flammable Liquids Modernization Railroad Safety Statistics Tank Cars Trend (Statistics)
Series:

Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1527620
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Statistical Report
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All material contained in this document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission. Source citation is required.
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

2025 Edition
Contracting Officer:

Gadsby, April
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Abstract:

This annual report addresses Section 7308(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act; P.L. 114–94; Dec. 4, 2015) by summarizing the rail tank car safety upgrades implemented between 2013 and 2024 by type of tank car and flammable liquid—as defined by the Association of American Railroads.
Content Notes:

Recommended Citation: United States Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Progress Toward Safer Rail Tank Cars Transporting Flammable Liquids: 2025 Report. Washington, DC: 2025. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527620.
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