The consequences of a hazmat accident can be catastrophic due to the characteristics hazardous materials. Different from models, which are constructed perspective “government-carrier”, this paper considers three objectives risk, cost, and compensation cost “government-carrier-public” perspective, so as construct route optimization model transportation considering risk equity. Moreover, that dif...

An important aspect of railroad environmental risk management involves tank car transportation of hazardous materials. This paper describes a quantitative, environmental risk analysis of rail transportation of a group of light, non-aqueous-phase liquid (LNAPL) chemicals commonly transported by rail in North America. The Hazardous Materials Transportation Environmental Consequence Model (HMTECM)...