EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Amsted Rail Co Inc
Granite City, IL · Parent: Amsted Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 375.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Amsted Rail Co Inc: how the 375.0K lbs splits
375.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 324.7K lbs 86.6%
- Land Disposal 25.7K lbs 6.9%
- Air Releases 24.7K lbs 6.6%
Amsted Rail Co Inc's 375.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.6% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 6.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Amsted Rail Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Granite City, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 46.1K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 375.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,287 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Amsted Rail Co Inc is pounds #90 and chemical-count #183 at 375.0K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Granite City Pickling & Warehousing Inc.; Prairie Farms Dairy Inc; Mayco Manufacturing LLC; U.S. Steel Granite City Works. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Timkensteel Corp-Faircrest Steel Plant; Ames Goldsmith Corp; Viant Collegeville LLC; Sanoh America Inc. Archbold. Other Amsted Industries Inc sites in this extract: Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility; Amsted Rail Co Inc; Amsted Rail Co Inc; Amsted Rail Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead compounds; Naphthalene.
Amsted Rail Co Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.6% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 375.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Timkensteel Corp-Faircrest Steel Plant and Ames Goldsmith Corp.
Amsted Rail Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
375K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Amsted Rail Co Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Amsted Rail Co Inc reports the 242nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Timkensteel Corp-Faircrest Steel Plant and Ames Goldsmith Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Amsted Rail Co Inc's total reported releases rose from 41.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Inc's land releases fell from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Inc's off-site transfers rose from 33.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Inc's air releases rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Amsted Rail Co Inc Form-R facts
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See how Amsted Rail Co Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Amsted Rail Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 375.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (191.3K lbs to 46.1K lbs).
Amsted Rail Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Amsted Rail Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 191.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 48.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 47.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 41.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 46.1K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 203.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 156.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 12.4K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 939 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 61 lbs | - |
Amsted Rail Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Amsted Rail Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Granite City Pickling & Warehousing Inc., Prairie Farms Dairy Inc, Mayco Manufacturing LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Timkensteel Corp-Faircrest Steel Plant, Ames Goldsmith Corp, Viant Collegeville LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Amsted Rail Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (375.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant, US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant Salisbury, NC · Electric Utilities 375.0K lbs reported
- US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng Fort Rucker, AL · Other 375.0K lbs reported
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Tampa, FL · Fabricated Metals 375.7K lbs reported
- Corteva Agriscience LLC Pittsburg, CA · Chemicals 375.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Amsted Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility, Amsted Rail Co Inc, Amsted Rail Co Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Granite City Pickling & Warehousing Inc.. Amsted Rail Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Amsted Rail Co Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Amsted Rail Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Granite City, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 1.2% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Amsted Rail Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov