January '20 TRAINS has a News item regarding relaxation of USDOT rules regarding handling of Liquified Natural Gas.
I must say it's funny how LNG can be handled by highway carriers, trucks if you will, but by rail as the TRAINS report notes, "only in a portable tank with approval by the FRA".
I don't know to what extent, with the removal of the existing restriction noted above, LNG shipped in DOT 113 cars could represent a meaningful traffic source for the rairoads. Perhaps all movements from source to end users/maritime ports are covered by existing pipelines, but then, I need enlightenment.
Thoughts, anyone?
I must say it's funny how LNG can be handled by highway carriers, trucks if you will, but by rail as the TRAINS report notes, "only in a portable tank with approval by the FRA".
I don't know to what extent, with the removal of the existing restriction noted above, LNG shipped in DOT 113 cars could represent a meaningful traffic source for the rairoads. Perhaps all movements from source to end users/maritime ports are covered by existing pipelines, but then, I need enlightenment.
Thoughts, anyone?