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Modern tank cars carry all types of liquid and gaseous commodities Rows of tank cars at a railyard in the Midwestern United States [1]. A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) or tanker is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous 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).
The Blastolene Special, also known as the "Tank Car", is a unique, specially built car, designed and built by American master craftsman Randy Grubb.The car is currently owned by American entertainer Jay Leno, who regularly drives it on public streets, and also has the car on display at various car shows and meets (such as Cars and Coffee events for example) in the greater Los Angeles area, and ...
British Mark I male tank. This is a list of combat vehicles of World War I, including conceptual, experimental, prototype, training and production vehicles.The vehicles in this list were either used in combat, produced or designed during the First World War.
The pressure within the tank is 25 psi (170 kPa) or lower [3] [4] with a temperature below 20.27 K (−423.17 °F or −252.87 °C) and a boil-off rate of 0.3% to 0.6% per day [5] The tank is double walled like a vacuum flask with multi-layer insulation, with the valves and fittings enclosed in a cabinet at the lower side or end of the car.
In 1952, Union Tank established its Canadian subsidiary, Procor. [2] The Union Tank's largest tank ever manufactured was the "Whale Belly", with a capacity for 50,000 gallons. It was introduced in 1963 and served for more 20 years. [9] TransUnion was formed as a holding company in 1968 to hold Union Tank Car Company. TransUnion soon began ...
In 1940, the distinction between infantry and cavalry tank units disappeared with the establishment of the Armored Force to manage all tanks in the U.S. Army. The "combat car" name was superfluous, and the cavalry unit tanks redesignated the M1 combat car as the "light tank M1A1" and the M2 combat car as the "light tank M1A2". [5] [4]
Vickers Tank - Number 01 & Number 02 (1921–22) Vickers 6-Ton (153) Vickers Commercial Light Tank - Model 1933, Model 1934, Model 1936, Model 1937 - sales for export. Design based on Carden-Loyd Light Tank. Medium Tank A/T 1 - amphibious tank, experimental; Vickers Medium Mark C & D - intended for export, prototypes sold to Japan and Ireland.