Journal article
Exploring an Infrastructure Investment Methodology to Risk Mitigation from Rail Hazardous Materials Shipments
Abstract
Abstract Railroad is one of the primary modes to transport hazardous materials (hazmat) in North America. For instance, Canadian railroads carried around 50 million tons of hazmat in 2018. Given the inherent danger of trains carrying hazmat, this study aimed at exploring a novel way towards mitigation of the associated risk. This study sought to investigate whether proper rail track infrastructure investment can mitigate the risk from hazmat …
Authors
Vaezi A; Verma M
Journal
Logistics, Supply Chain, Sustainability and Global Challenges, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1–16
Publisher
De Gruyter
Publication Date
December 1, 2021
DOI
10.2478/jlst-2021-0001
ISSN
2232-4968