Tiez RailProtect — Railroad Safety GIS & FRA 172.820 Risk Management
At a glance
Tiez RailProtect on Tiez RailPlatform: FRA 49 CFR 172.820 rail risk management with segment-level GIS analysis, hazard tracking, and audit-ready reports.
Tiez builds railroad GIS software for Class I, regional, and short line railroads. Teams use maps and
milepost data to manage assets, track, and safety programs in one cloud platform.
Tiez RailProtect is a railroad GIS application for FRA 49 CFR § 172.820 compliance—segment-level hazmat route risk analysis, hazard tracking, and audit-ready reporting for railroads transporting hazardous materials. Built on the Tiez RailPlatform, RailProtect ties geospatial risk views to track and milepost context so safety and compliance teams share one spatial foundation.
RailProtect automates segment-level risk identification and scoring across your network, replacing spreadsheet-heavy workflows with map-centric analysis grounded in real track geometry. Hazard tracking, mitigation records, and export-ready compliance reports help teams stay audit-ready throughout the year—not just at filing time.
Purpose-built for railroads moving hazardous materials, RailProtect demonstrates how regulatory workflows can run directly on a spatial rail data platform. Dispatch, safety, and engineering stakeholders see the same subdivision context when evaluating route risk and documenting decisions.
FRA 172.820 compliance on the RailPlatform
FRA 49 CFR § 172.820 requires railroads to analyze route risk for hazardous materials movements. Tiez RailProtect streamlines those assessments with intelligent automation, comprehensive segment-level scoring, and real-time dashboards that surface risk trends across the network.
Tiez RailProtect is live today—the first production application on Tiez RailPlatform—with more railroad GIS applications planned for maintenance, inspection, and operations on the same cloud-native foundation.
Railroad safety GIS evaluation
Effective FRA 172.820 programs require more than annual spreadsheets—they need segment-level context tied to real track geometry and mileposts that safety, dispatch, and engineering teams recognize.
Tiez RailProtect delivers audit-ready documentation, hazard tracking, and map-centric risk views on Tiez RailPlatform so compliance work stays connected to operational spatial data year-round.
Contact Tiez Technologies to discuss how RailProtect can support your hazmat route risk management program on a modern railroad GIS foundation.
Modern railroad GIS outcomes
Railroad GIS programs succeed when spatial data is trusted across departments: engineering references the
same mileposts as dispatch, safety teams document hazards on the map maintenance crews use, and compliance
exports cite segment context everyone recognizes. Tiez RailPlatform is designed for that shared operational
picture—reducing duplicate data entry, shortening incident response time, and making regulatory programs
easier to defend during audits.
From hazmat route risk analysis with Tiez RailProtect to broader asset and infrastructure GIS workflows in
development, Tiez helps railroads modernize geospatial operations with cloud-native tools built specifically
for rail networks—not repurposed municipal mapping software.
Get started with Tiez
Ready to move beyond legacy desktop GIS or spreadsheet-heavy compliance workflows? Tiez Technologies helps
railroad operations, engineering, safety, and compliance teams evaluate modern GIS with a practical path from
discovery to production. Start with the product or learning resource closest to your initiative, then contact
us for a tailored conversation about your network, data sources, and regulatory programs.
Request a Tiez RailProtect demo to see FRA 172.820 hazmat route risk workflows on your railroad GIS data. Our team can walk through Tiez RailPlatform capabilities, live Tiez RailProtect workflows,
integration considerations, and a roadmap that fits Class I, regional, and short line railroad contexts.
Explore related guides in our Railroad GIS Learning Center, review
Tiez RailPlatform and
Tiez RailProtect, or
contact Tiez Technologies to schedule a demo and discuss pilot options for your
railroad GIS modernization goals.
Tiez publishes practical railroad GIS resources so your team can compare approaches, understand regulatory GIS
workflows, and plan a modernization path before committing to a platform—then pair those guides with a live
product walkthrough tailored to your subdivisions, asset classes, and compliance programs. We welcome
questions from engineering, operations, safety, compliance, and IT stakeholders evaluating railroad GIS.
About Tiez Technologies LLC
Tiez Technologies LLC is a railroad GIS software company building Tiez RailPlatform and Tiez
RailProtect for Class I carriers, regional railroads, and short line operators that need milepost-accurate
spatial data, cloud-native performance, and practical workflows for asset management, track mapping,
infrastructure visibility, and regulatory compliance programs.
Our team combines railroad industry experience with modern software engineering to deliver map-centric
tools that engineering, dispatch, maintenance, safety, and compliance teams can adopt without the
complexity and export cycles of legacy desktop GIS. Tiez RailProtect is live today for FRA 49 CFR
§ 172.820 hazmat route risk management, with additional railroad GIS applications in development on the
same RailPlatform foundation.
Whether you are evaluating a railway GIS platform for the first time or modernizing an existing program,
Tiez provides demos, pilots, and a clear roadmap from evaluation to production. Visit our learning center
for in-depth railroad GIS guides, meet our leadership team, or contact us to discuss your network and
compliance requirements.
Tiez customers benefit from responsive support, railroad-aware product design, and a platform roadmap focused
on practical GIS outcomes—milepost accuracy, audit-ready compliance workflows, and cloud collaboration that
scales from short lines to Class I networks.
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Frequently asked questions
What is FRA 49 CFR § 172.820?
FRA 49 CFR § 172.820 requires railroads transporting certain hazardous materials to perform route risk analysis. Tiez RailProtect automates segment-level scoring and audit-ready documentation on railroad GIS data.
How does RailProtect use GIS?
RailProtect ties hazmat route risk views to track geometry and milepost context so safety, compliance, and engineering teams evaluate segments with shared spatial intelligence instead of disconnected spreadsheets.
Is Tiez RailProtect available now?
Yes. Tiez RailProtect is the first production application on Tiez RailPlatform and is live today for railroads that need FRA 172.820 rail risk management workflows.
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