Pamphlet 34 - Recommended Methods for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Non-Pressure (General Service) and Pressure Tank Cars

2008 United States Hazardous Materials Instructions for Rail

2008 Instructions for Handling Hazardous Materials - Intermodal Gate Operations

Bureau of Explosives Circular No. 17, Rules and Recommendations Relating to the Location of Loading Racks, Unloading Points, and Storage Facilities for any Flammable Liquid With Flash Point Below 20^oF, 1969

BOE Circular No. 17

Bureau of Explosives Specifications for Standard Track Torpedoes, 1969

Standard Track Torpedoes

Bureau of Explosives Specifications for Red Railway or Red Highway Fuses, Revised 1972

Specification Fuses

Bureau of Explosives Impact Apparatus Method of Testing Liquids, 1979

Impact Apparatus Testing Liquids

Bureau of Explosives Aerosol Flame Projection Tests

BOE Aerosol Flame Tests 

Association of American Railroads Circular No. OT-55-I Recommended Railroad Operating Practices for Transportation of Hazardous Materials, September 21, 2007

AAR Circular No OT-55-I

Supplement to OT-55-I

AAR Circular No OT-55-I Supplement

Association of American Railroads, Non-Accident Release Risk Index (NARRI), Revision 5, 2002.

NARRI Index

Association of American Railroads Casualty Prevention Circular 1122 Top Ten Practices for Rail Shippers (2001)

Top Ten Practices for Rail Shippers

Department of Transportation General Overview for Completing the Hazardous Materials Incident Report  DOT Form 5800.1

DOT Form 5800.1

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