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2 unusual facts about Dangerous goods


Chemical Coast

Conrail contacted the Carteret Fire Department and the Middlesex County Hazmat Response Team for assistance.

Dangerous goods

The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail has developed the Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail ("RID", part of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail).



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Tauern Railway Tunnel

After a large number of serious accidents, in Austria (Tauern Road Tunnel, 29 May 1999, as well as in other countries, (Mont Blanc Tunnel, 24 March 1999, Gotthard Tunnel, 24 October 2001), the Austrian government expressed its concerns about the safety in tunnels, not only in road tunnels, but also in railway tunnels, considering the large amounts of dangerous goods being transported through them.