TB 45 Flashcards
How many different railroad companies are within LA
5
Box cars hold up to ____ tons of ______
100 tons of packaged goods
Railroads tankers hold up to ______ gallons
34,500
Railroads transport approx ______ percent of all hazmat ( involves _____ percent of tonnage) all derailments involve _____ percent hazmat
70
4
10
Tank Cars carry_____
Box cars______
Gondolas_______
Hoppers________
Liquids
Packaged goods
Bulk solids
Solids in bulk (grains pellets)
How many products require Stenciling on rail cars
40 with 4 inch letters
Hazmat placarding not required on rail cars below what
1000lbs
What is the best source of rail car product identification? Where is the car ID # located
Waybill
Upper left
Where is the railroad waybill found?
In caboose or with conductor, if in yard contact chief dispatcher
What is STCC on railroads
Standard transport commodity code
7 digit number
Hazmat starts with 49
Railroads have a crew of?
4
What’s the best source of identifying rail line?
Thomas guides
How quickly can railroad police reach you?
20 mins
Emergency action teams reponse time
Minimum 2 hours
Couplers lean to what side of car?
Left
What’re the two ends of a rail car?
B for brake
A
Wheel assembly on rail car is attached with a ________ pin
18” x 1 3/4”
Refrigerator cars set unit at _______
10-70 degrees
Why size are the fuel tanks on refrigerator cars?
2 500 gallon tanks
Stop trains how far out with what device?
1.5 miles with red flare
How long does gondola and hopper cars retain toxicity?
72 hours
Diesel electric locomotive engine size, horsepower and alternator stats.
20 cylinder
3600 HP
650 volt alternator
Auxiliary alternator 220 volts
Auxiliary generator 74 DC volts
Diesel electric engines can have _____ axles and weigh _______ lbs
6
400,000
Locomotive passenger car equipment power
440 volts
Fuel tank on a locomotive
1500-4000 gallons 12 grade diesel
How much lube oil does locomotive carry?
250-400 gallons
Two types of locomotives
General Electric 4 cycle
EMD 2 cycle
How many and Where’s the cut off switches for locomotives?
3
2 near fuel fill
1 in cab
Allow _____ seconds for locomotive engine to shut off
30
Minimum amount of extinguishers in locomotive
3
Railroad Tank cars make up ______ percent of fleet
10
Railroad tank car being “captive” means what
Single product use
Railroad tank car thickness
3/16 to 7/8ths
Railway rank car relief valve set at?
Discs rupture at?
35-45
45-75
Pressurized railway cars have extra ______ inch steel on lower half.
1/2”
Pressurized railway cars can withstand ______ min pool fire or ______ min torch fire test
100
30
Cryogenic rail cars pressure is less than _______
25 psi
A tank train consists of ______ cars interconnect with _______ inch hose
20-40
10”
In rail cars if liquid is released vapor volumes how much greater?
300-500 times greater
BLEVE on rail cars, shortest time to BLEVE?
Fragments traveled how far?
18 minutes
2500 ft
For a BLEVE on rail cars how far should you evacuate?
3000 feet
Amtrak crew consists of
Engineer
Fireman
Front end brakeman
Rear end brakeman
Amtrak cars can hold ______ passengers
80
How many emergency exit windows are on Amtrak trains?
At least 3 on each side
