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The 11 rail cars that released product were standard series CTC-111A tank cars. The derailment was caused by gauge loss, and the number of defective ties north of the derailment area likely exceeded Canadian National's (CN) maintenance standard.
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]
Modern tank cars carry all types of liquid and gaseous commodities Rows of tank cars at a railyard in the Midwestern United States [1]. A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) or tanker is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.
A recent rise in the number of incidents involving trains carrying crude oil has brought the issue of tanker car safety under the eyes of regulators, and according to The Greenbrier Companies CEO ...
The pressure within the tank is 25 psi (170 kPa) or lower [3] [4] with a temperature below 20.27 K (−423.17 °F or −252.87 °C) and a boil-off rate of 0.3% to 0.6% per day [5] The tank is double walled like a vacuum flask with multi-layer insulation, with the valves and fittings enclosed in a cabinet at the lower side or end of the car.
Trains can carry a massive amount of this oil by using multiple tank cars. Though each rail car holds a lot less oil than a large marine tanker vessel, when multiple are used a lot of oil can be transported. For example, the DOT-111 tank car is a very common tank car and can hold 131 cubic metres (820 bbl; 35,000 US gal). [8]
Union Tank Car Company or UTLX is a railway equipment leasing, rail car maintenance, and rail car manufacturing company headquartered in metro Chicago, Illinois. A direct descendant of Standard Oil , the firm today is owned by Berkshire Hathaway .
Reporting marks on two Canadian Pacific covered hopper cars; with the left car marked as CP 388686 and the right car marked as SOO 115239. A reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks.