EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp.
Muncie, IN · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 11.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp.: how the 11.5K lbs splits
11.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.5K lbs 100.0%
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp.'s 11.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Muncie, IN, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 11.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,521 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. is pounds #440 and chemical-count #551 at 11.5K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arrowhead Plastic Engineering Inc; Mpt Muncie Cowan Road; Garfield Facility LLC; Magna Powertrain East. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Indiana: Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites; 3M Co - New Ulm; Eurotranciatura USA; Toray Cma Inc. Sc. 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: Ethylene glycol; Naphthalene.
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites and 3M Co - New Ulm.
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp.: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. reports the 172nd-largest volume (11.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites and 3M Co - New Ulm.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. Form-R facts
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82% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Manufacturing Corp. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (594 lbs to 0 lbs).
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 594 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 11.5K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Arrowhead Plastic Engineering Inc, Mpt Muncie Cowan Road, Garfield Facility LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites, 3M Co - New Ulm, Eurotranciatura USA.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. on cumulative reported pounds (11.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Cummins Engine Co, Americhem Sales Co, Brighton Tru Edge. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Ethylene glycol, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Arrowhead Plastic Engineering Inc. Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Manufacturing Corp. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Muncie, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335311 · Electrical Equipment. 0.3% of Delaware TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cummins Engine Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corp. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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