Transport Containers - Intermodal Containers

Question 1

True or False: Intermodal containers must be placed into different containers when their mode of transport (rail, ship, truck) is changed.

Answer 1

False. Intermodal containers can switch between ship, rail, or truck while staying in the same container.

Question 2

True or False: Non-pressure intermodal tank containers usually carry liquid or solid materials at (low) pressures up to 100 psi.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What word is this the definition of:

involving two or more different modes of transportation in conveying goods.

Answer 3

Intermodal

Question 4

This intermodal container:

• has a pressure range from 25.4 to 100 psi
• carries hazard classes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8
• will not exceed 6,300 gal
• used to transport WHISKEY

Answer 4

IM-101 (IMO Type 1 internationally) portable tank

Question 5

This intermodal container:

• has a pressure range from 14.5 to 25.4 psi
• carries hazard classes 3, 6, and 8
• used to transport WHISKEY AND WIINE

Answer 5

IM-102 (IMO Type 2 internationally) portable tank

Question 6

True or False: Whiskey/wine containers are classified as pressure tanks.

Answer 6

False. Whiskey and wine containers are classified as NON pressure tanks.

Question 7

This intermodal container:

• carries gases liquefied under pressure from 100 to 500 psi.
• hazard classes 2 and 3
• capacity of 5,500 gallons

Answer 7

Pressure Intermodal Tank Containers

Question 8

This intermodal container:

• has a pressure range of 25 psi or less
• used to transport helium, nitrogen, and oxygen
• hazard class 2.2
• carries refrigerated liquid gases
• capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 gallons
• Internationally they are called IMO Type 7 tank containers
• also called SPECIAL tanks

Answer 8

Cryogenic Intermodal Tanks (or Special)

Question 9

This intermodal container:

• is filled up by a MANIFOLD system, using a CASCADE design.
• pressure ranges from 3,000 to 5,000 psi
• hazard class 2
• used to transport helium, nitrogen, and oxygen
• high-pressure cylinders permanently mounted within an International Standard Organization (ISO) frame.

Answer 9

Tube Modules

Question 10

What does ISO stand for?

Answer 10

International Standard Organization

Question 11

My capacity ranges from 4,000 to 45,000 gallons. I’m really old and can be found in Mexico.

Answer 11

Non Pressure Tank Car with Expansion Dome

Question 12

I am a top-loading cylindrical tank with rounded heads. My pressures range from 100 to 600 psi.

Answer 12

Pressure Tank Car

Question 13

I am internationally known as an IMO 7 tank container.

Answer 13

Cryogenic Intermodal Tank (or Special)

Question 14

My pressure ranges from 14.5 to 25.4 psi. I mostly carry whiskey or wine.

Answer 14

IM-102 (IMO Type 2 internationally) portable tank

Question 15

I am made of high-pressure cylinders mounted in an ISO frame.

Answer 15

Tube Module