Transport Containers - Rail Cars

Question 1

What type of Rail Car?

• Will have either no pressure or low pressure.
• Also known as general service or Low-Pressure Tank Cars.
• Will commonly carry flammable/combustible liquids, flammable solids, oxidizers, organic peroxides, corrosives, poisons, and molten solids.

Answer 1

Non-Pressure Tank Cars

Question 2

What is the pressure range for Non Pressure Tank Cars?

Answer 2

60 to 100 psi

Question 3

True or False: Older non pressure tank cars will have a dome with visible fittings on top, and may be found in Mexico or some of the border states.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Where is the plumbing located on a non pressure tank car, the inside or outside?

Answer 4

Inside

Question 5

What type of Rail Car?

• Gauging is located inside a PROTECTIVE HOUSING mounted on a single man-way.
• Plumbing is located on the inside.
• Pressure ranges from 100 to 600 psi.

Answer 5

Pressure Tank Cars

Question 6

What type of Rail Car?

• The product is housed in an INNER TANK which is INSIDE OF an OUTERTANK.
• The space between the two tanks is filled with INSULATION and placed under a VACUUM.
• You will commonly find the color green on this tank.

Answer 6

Cryogenic Liquid Tank Car

Question 7

True or False: Cryogenic liquid tank cars contain low-pressure liquids (25 psi or lower).

Answer 7

True

Question 8

At what temperature are cryogenic liquid tank cars refrigerated at, so that the gases become liquefied?

Answer 8

-130°F and below.

Question 9

What is the threshold at which a tank car is considered pressurized/nonpressurized?

Answer 9

Below 100 psi = nonpressurized

Above 100 psi = pressurized

Question 10

True or False: There are no corrosive RAIL cars.

Answer 10

True