@article{ref1,
title="Railroad transportation of dangerous goods: A conditional exposure approach to minimize transport risk",
journal="Transportation research part C: emerging technologies",
year="2011",
author="Verma, Manish",
volume="19",
number="5",
pages="790-802",
abstract="Hazardous materials (hazmat) are potentially harmful to people and environment due to their toxic ingredients. Although a significant portion of hazmat is transported via railroads, prevailing studies on dangerous goods focus on highway shipments. In this work, we develop a risk assessment methodology that takes into consideration the differentiating features of trains and the characteristics of train accident. The proposed approach incorporates train-length, train-decile position of hazmat railcar, the sequence of events leading to hazmat release, and the associated consequence from ruptured railcars. Freight-train derailment reports of the Federal Railroad Administration were analyzed to both get a better understanding of the problem, and also to propose a more precise assessment methodology. The assessment methodology, which includes Bayes Theorem and Logical Diagrams, were used to study a US based case example, which was further analyzed to gain relevant managerial insights.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0968-090X",
doi="10.1016/j.trc.2010.07.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2010.07.003"
}