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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]
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).
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]
The tank car owners — which are generally the chemical companies, other shippers and leasing companies rather than the railroads — have long resisted a more aggressive upgrade schedule because of the roughly $135,000 price tag of a stronger DOT-117 tank car. About 25,000 DOT-111 tank cars are still in use, according to the Association of ...
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.
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All time tank car total = 65 (including World War II U.S. Army cars). The following remain in existence: 8 Tank Car: Standard Oil Co. between 1903 & 1906 [140] Shell = 6,480 US gal (24,500 L; 5,400 imp gal), dome ≈ 136 US gal (510 L; 113 imp gal). Arch bar trucks. Originally, a Union Tank Car Co. standard gauge Class V (frameless) tank car ...
The board went further in its recommendation to vote against the proposal, saying the think tank is masking its true anti-diversity agenda under the guise of reducing risk. Costco said the NCPPR ...