Federal Railroad Administration
RRS-12 Mail Stop 25
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: (202)493-6244
Fax: (202)493-6478
E-mail Contact
The movement of hazardous materials throughout the railroad industry provides an excellent example of the dynamic interrelationship between shippers, carriers, freight car builders, maintenance and repair companies, and Federal, State, and Tribal governments. Under authority delegated to us by the Secretary of Transportation, we administer a safety program that oversees the movement of hazardous materials (including dangerous goods), such as petroleum, chemical, and nuclear products, throughout the Nation’s rail transportation system, including shipments transported to and from international organizations. Our Division also has authority to oversee the movement of a package marked to indicate compliance with a Federal or international hazardous materials standard, even if such a package does not contain a hazardous material. Our current hazardous materials safety regulatory program includes the following items:
Hazardous Materials Incident Reduction Program
Tank Car Facility Conformity Assessment Program
Tank Car Owner Maintenance Program Evaluations
Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Nuclear Waste Program
Railroad Industrial Hygiene Program
Rulemaking, Approvals, and Exemptions
Partnerships in Domestic and International Standards-Related
Organizations (e.g., AAR, ASME, TDG/CGSB)
Education, Safety Assurance, Compliance, and Accident Investigation
To ask for hazardous materials assistance, or to transmit an FRA movement approval request, email us at
hmassist@fra.dot.gov
National Hazardous Materials Audit
NAFTA: Hazardous Materials Standard Related Measures
North American Model Standard: A White Paper on Standard-Related Measures
North American Model Standard: A White Paper on Standard-Relates Measures (Spanish Version)
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