THE Impact Project: Rail Issue Brief

This brief [from THE Impact Project, one of the first organizations to address the health impacts of goods movement] looks at the role of rail yards in the “goods movement system,” especially  at  how shipping containers that arrive at a marine port travel to local rail yards by truck and then are transferred to trains for travel to their final destinations elsewhere in the  country.  The brief examines health and community impacts from rail yards that are located  in close proximity to homes, schools, and other sensitive receptors.  The brief also draws upon advocacy efforts by environmental justice and health organizations to suggest how  rail  yards can be better regulated to reduce harmful impacts.