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Diagram showing construction of the DOT 117 tank car. The DOT-117 (TC-117 in Canada) is a type of unpressurized tank car in use on North American railroads. The DOT-117 design was developed in the aftermath of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of 2013 in an effort to upgrade the specifications of the then-common DOT-111 and CPC-1232 designs. [1]
M48A3 tank, combat, production version of M48A1E2, 90 mm (1960) M48A4 tank, combat, f-t, M60 turret, 105 mm, (M48E3 chassis) (1965) M48C tank, mild steel, 'C' for condemned embossed into right front hull; M48E1 tank, first with British gun, full-tracked, 105 mm; M48E2 tank, prototype of M48A2; M49 Otter, carrier, cargo/troop, amphibious, full ...
1903: Tank-car companies develop construction safety standards. More than 10,000 tank cars are in operation. 1915: A classification system is developed by the tank-car industry to ensure the correct match of car type to product being shipped. Some 50,000 tank cars are in use. 1930: 140,000 tank cars transport some 103 commodities.
A DOT-111 tank car, specification 111A100W1, constructed by fusion welding carbon steel.This car has a capacity of 30,110 US gallons (113,979 L; 25,071.8 imp gal), a test pressure of 100 psi (690 kPa), a tare weight of 65,000 pounds (29,500 kg) and a load limit of 198,000 pounds (89,800 kg).
Model railways (1) Aircraft models. Car models. Toy soldiers. 54 mm figure scale toy soldiers are supposed to use this scale as well. Same as Gauge 1, cars, common for slot cars. Commonly referred to as Stablemate size in model horses. 1:30.5: 10 mm Often quoted as the alternative to 1:32 scale. 1:30: 0.4 in: 10.16 mm
DOT-111 tank car; DOT-117 tank car; L. List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock; Long Island Rail Road rolling stock; M. Metro Transit rolling stock;
In response to growing safety concerns surrounding increasing levels of hazardous tank car shipments, in 2014 Greenbrier introduced the “Tank Car of the Future,” a new generation of tank cars featuring safety enhancements that were adopted by PHMSA as part of a new industry standard, the DOT-117 tank car. [23]
DOT-111 tank car; DOT-117 tank car; U. UAC TurboTrain This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 18:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...