Railcar Flashcards

1
Q

Although classified as a non pressure, actually have tank test pressures of 60 and 100 psi

Capacities of 4000 to 45000 gallons

A

Non pressure tank car

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2
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Non pressure car classes

A

DOT 103

Dot 104

Dot 111

Dot 115

Dot 115

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Shows the volume of a tank car and gallons and sometimes liters, as well as in pounds and sometimes kilograms. These markings are found on the end of the car under the reporting marks. For certain tankcars DOT-105, DOT-109, DOT-112, DOT-114, and DOT-111 A 100 W4

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Capacity stencil

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4
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The railroad industry uses tank car test pressure as a criterion for differentiating between pressurize and on-pressurized tank cars.

A

Railroad tank car nomenclature

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5
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Can have a test pressure of 100 psi or less

A

Non-pressure tank cars

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6
Q

Can have a test pressure greater than 100 psi

A

Pressure tank cars

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7
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When describing a tank car, the___is used as the initial reference point. The___score of the handbrake wheel is located

A

B end

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Tank car transporting anhydrous ammonia, ammonia solutions with more than 50% ammonia, division 2.1 material flammable gas, or a division 2.3 material poison gas must have the name of the commodity marked on both sides of the tank and 4 inch minimum letters

A

Commodity stencil

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9
Q

Well insulated tank within a tank or thermos bottle design

Transports at low pressures such as 25 psi

Tank test pressure can range up to 175 psi

A

Cryogenic liquid car

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