EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Mc Cook, IL · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 870 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.: how the 870 lbs splits
870 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 744 lbs 85.5%
- Off-site Transfers 126 lbs 14.5%
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.'s 870 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mc Cook, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 870 lbs of releases across 9 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 14,050 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. Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. is pounds #638 and chemical-count #114 at 870 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tru Vue Inc; Nyco Products Co; Vee Pak Inc; Ozinga Bros Inc-McCook Plant. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Monroe Truck Equipment; Lippert; Saf-Holland; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Transmis. Other Caterpillar Inc sites in this extract: Caterpillar Reman Div; Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant; Caterpillar East Peoria; Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Chromium; Manganese; Nickel.
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.5% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 870 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Monroe Truck Equipment and Lippert.
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
870 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. reports the 888th-largest volume (870 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Monroe Truck Equipment and Lippert.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
50% less than the comparison
9.0× more than the comparison
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 Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 870 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (693 lbs to 0 lbs).
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 693 lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 177 lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 535 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 113 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 77 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 73 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 72 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 0 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Tru Vue Inc, Nyco Products Co, Vee Pak Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Monroe Truck Equipment, Lippert, Saf-Holland.
Other Caterpillar Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Caterpillar Reman Div, Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant, Caterpillar East Peoria.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Chromium, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Tru Vue Inc. Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mc Cook, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336510 · Transportation Equipment. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: D & D Industrial Coating Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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