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Greg A. Rhoads

Emergency Responder’s Guide to Railroad Incidents

$38.00

Publication Info
  • 229 pages
  • Red Hat Publishing (2007)
  • ISBN: 1-932235-11-6
  • Dimensions (in inches): 8.25x10.75
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This guide on railroad emergencies addresses hazards, safe operating procedures, and resources that responders can apply to incidents involving rail operations. Text reviews tank cars, top products transported by railroads, information on locomotives, basics of rail operations and pre-emergency planning for working with rail carriers.

Chapters
1. Scope, Purpose and Objectives
2. U.S. Rail Operations
3. Response Safety Around Railroad Operations
4. Rail Incident Response-Initial Detection Clues
5. Railroad Equipment, Tank Cars and Freight Cars
6. Tank Car Damage Assessment
7. Product Handling Operations
8. Large Scale Incident Management