HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Confidently Manage Rail HAZMAT Risks

Current data on hazardous materials movements empowers quick action, proactive planning, and effective responses to keep communities safe.

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Gain Clarity on HAZMAT Movements

Understanding precisely what hazardous materials move through your region is essential for accurately managing risk and ensuring public safety. RailState captures UN placard numbers on moving trains to provide detailed, comprehensive data on hazardous material movements.

  • Identify specific hazardous materials transported through your region
  • See clear trends in shipment patterns and frequency
  • Recognize primary rail corridors carrying HAZMAT cargo

Proactive Safety Planning

Effective preparation requires true knowledge of risks. RailState’s detailed data on HAZMAT movements, routes, and frequencies empowers proactive safety planning, ensuring you’re always prepared.

  • Identify hazardous materials trends
  • Develop targeted emergency response plans using precise route data
  • Allocate resources efficiently based on real-world risks

Keep Communities and Stakeholders Informed

Transparency builds trust. RailState provides precise, accessible data so agencies can proactively communicate with the public and other government stakeholders.

  • Measure accurate community risk backed by data
  • Provide informed context for rail hazmat risks and safety planning
  • Enhance interagency communication with reliable rail data
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Our Coverage Area

We have completed coverage across Canada, the US-Canada border, the US-Mexico border, and we are quickly expanding  across the United States.

  • Blue: Up to 4 years of data history
  • Green: Coming online within the next 90 days

Latest Insights

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Container Crunch Canada: Tackling Increased Dwell, March 2025

Through March 25, RailState data showed increased train volume and larger trains across CN’s network to address the influx of containers. CPKC, on the other hand, has made fewer changes in train volumes or train size.
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 5, 2025

The volume of railcars moving across the border from Canada has grown even more than train volumes. This is true across most commodity types, with the most recent 7-day average volumes up 17-31% above their 30-day average. 
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 4, 2025

RailState, the industry's only provider of rail network intelligence independently monitors cross-border train movements in real-time. With tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico going into effect today, we're monitoring the impacts to the rail supply chain as they happen.
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 3, 2025

March 3 Update - Cross-border rail volumes across the US-CAN border fell over the weekend. Autorack volume from the US into Mexico remained high through the weekend.
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 2, 2025

March 2 Update - Train volumes from Canada fall. Autorack volume from the US into Mexico spike.
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 1, 2025

Train volumes from Canada have grown 14% over the 30-day average, and autorack volumes are up 48%.
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