EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Progress Rail
Winston Salem, NC · Parent: Caterpillar Inc
- Total releases
- 3.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Progress Rail: how the 3.2K lbs splits
3.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.2K lbs 100.0%
Progress Rail's 3.2K 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: Nickel.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Progress Rail is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winston Salem, NC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,003 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Progress Rail is pounds #387 and chemical-count #307 at 3.2K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: John Deere Kernersville LLC; Clarios LLC; Central Carolina Concrete LLC Winston-Salem; Tex-Tech Coatings LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside North Carolina: Ficosa N.a.; Unity Manufacturing Co; Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors LLC - Anderson; Frit Car Inc.. 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: Nickel; Manganese; Chromium.
Progress Rail stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ficosa N.a. and Unity Manufacturing Co.
Progress Rail vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.2K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Progress Rail in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Progress Rail reports the 750th-largest volume (3.2K lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Ficosa N.a. and Unity Manufacturing Co.
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
- Progress Rail's total reported releases rose from 659 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Progress Rail's off-site transfers rose from 659 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Progress Rail Form-R facts
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See how Progress Rail stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
39% more than the comparison
25% less 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 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 872% (112 lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Progress Rail: 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 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 872% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 112 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 40 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 659 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
Progress Rail · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Progress Rail
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including John Deere Kernersville LLC, Clarios LLC, Central Carolina Concrete LLC Winston-Salem, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Ficosa N.a., Unity Manufacturing Co, Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors LLC - Anderson.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Progress Rail on cumulative reported pounds (3.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Helena Industries Inc, Auria Solutions, Astec - Yankton. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Nickel, Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include John Deere Kernersville LLC. Progress Rail stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Progress Rail totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winston Salem, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336510 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Forsyth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Helena Industries Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Progress Rail stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nickel. 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