Data / Environmental compliance / Rail Transportation
Environmental compliance in Rail Transportation: 35 facilities, $2,904,493 in penalties (2021 to 2026)
EPA's ECHO database lists 35 facilities in Rail Transportation (NAICS 482) with a formal enforcement action, penalties of $5,000 or more, three or more quarters in significant noncompliance or a federal case in the five years to November 1, 2026: 33 formal actions, 32 informal actions and $2,904,493 in penalties.
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- Industry
- NAICS 482, Rail Transportation
- Facilities
- 35
- Formal enforcement actions
- 33
- Informal actions
- 32
- Penalties
- $2,904,493 ($1,278,013 from federal cases)
- Facilities with three or more quarters in significant noncompliance
- 21
By state
| State | Facilities | Formal actions | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 3 | 4 | $1,826,990 |
| California | 2 | 4 | $376,468 |
| New York | 4 | 10 | $244,710 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 1 | $190,485 |
| Illinois | 2 | 3 | $175,000 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 2 | $45,000 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 2 | $27,500 |
| Alaska | 1 | 2 | $12,500 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | $5,340 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | $500 |
| Alabama | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Maine | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 1 | $0 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | $0 |
Facilities with the largest penalties
Ranked by penalties of the last five years. Each row links to EPA's facility report.
| Facility | City | State | Formal actions | Penalties | Quarters in significant noncompliance | Latest penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Mill Locomotive Facility | Malvern | AR | 2 | $1,821,790 | 0 | March 1, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Amtrak Sunnyside Yard | Long Island City | NY | 1 | $191,884 | 0 | November 29, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Union Pacific Railroad, Santa Teresa, NM | Santa Teresa | NM | 1 | $190,485 | 7 | December 19, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| Union Pacific RR Dupo Facility | Dupo | IL | 2 | $175,000 | 12 | January 6, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Union Pacific Railroad | Roseville | CA | 1 | $155,234 | 0 | June 12, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Southern Pacific Transportation Co | Dunsmuir | CA | 3 | $66,000 | 0 | May 6, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| DHL Express | Erlanger | KY | 2 | $45,000 | 2 | November 2, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Long Island City Ventilation BLDG | Long Island City | NY | 1 | $35,616 | 1 | April 24, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| CSX Transportation Inc | Huntington | WV | 2 | $27,500 | 0 | June 12, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Nycedc, Arthur Kill Railroad Bridge | Staten Island | NY | 7 | $15,820 | 8 | September 29, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Alaska Railroad Corp | Anchorage | AK | 2 | $12,500 | 0 | August 13, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co P | Proctor | MN | 1 | $5,340 | 4 | February 17, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Co. | Springdale | AR | 1 | $3,600 | 0 | March 26, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Union Pacific Railroad-Jenks Facility | North Little Rock | AR | 1 | $1,600 | 0 | August 20, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Port Jefferson Lirr Yard | Port Jefferson | NY | 1 | $1,390 | 6 | April 20, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Beech Grove | IN | 1 | $500 | 0 | January 23, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| BNSF Railway Company | Burlington | IA | 1 | $0 | 3 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Norfolk Southern Railway Co Cresson Fueling Fac | Cresson | PA | 1 | $0 | 1 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Amtrak Maintenance Facility | Seattle | WA | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad | Riverdale | IL | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Union Pacific Railroad | North Platte | NE | 0 | $0 | 12 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Big South Fork Railroad | Stearns | KY | 0 | $0 | 7 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad | Carthage | MO | 0 | $0 | 6 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Wellsboro & Corning RR Wellsboro Fac | Wellsboro | PA | 0 | $0 | 6 | echo.epa.gov | |
| BNSF Wenatchee Railyard | Wenatchee | WA | 0 | $0 | 5 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Buffalo & PGH RR Bradford | Bradford | PA | 0 | $0 | 5 | echo.epa.gov | |
| CSX Transportation-Coal Piers | Baltimore | MD | 0 | $0 | 5 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Norfolk and Western Railway Bellevue Electronic Ya | Bellevue | OH | 0 | $0 | 5 | echo.epa.gov | |
| NJ Transit-Bay Head Yard | Bay Head | NJ | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company | Chesapeake | VA | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Norfolk Southern Railray Co, Bristol Yard | Bristol | VA | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Transkentucky Transportation Railroad | Paris | KY | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Conecuh Valley Railway, L.L.C | Troy | AL | 0 | $0 | 3 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Pan Am Railways | Waterville | ME | 0 | $0 | 3 | echo.epa.gov | |
| The Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority | Huntsville | AL | 0 | $0 | 3 | echo.epa.gov |
By program
| Program | Facilities | Formal actions | Informal actions | Penalties | Facilities with quarters in significant noncompliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Air Act | 11 | 2 | 5 | $2,100 | 1 |
| Clean Water Act | 29 | 17 | 22 | $127,766 | 20 |
| Hazardous waste (RCRA) | 23 | 8 | 5 | $1,341,380 | 3 |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from US EPA, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO). Public domain (U.S. government work). Counts and penalties cover the five years to November 1, 2026 as ECHO publishes them in its exporter and case downloads, drawn from EPA's air, water, hazardous waste and drinking water systems and from the states that report to them. Records can be incomplete, late or corrected after this page was read. A federal case penalty that names several facilities is shown on each of them and counted once in industry, state and national totals. Each row links to EPA's own report. A quarter in significant noncompliance is EPA's term for a serious violation status in a program, not a finding of fault beyond that status. This page uses US EPA data and is not endorsed or certified by the US EPA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.