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 #222903  by txbritt
 
GOLDEN-ARM wrote:"Well., some cars, such as LOADED tankers "......(GROAN). TANK CARS are not "tankers", and yes, they certainly do get humped. The ONLY car I have never witnessed being humped, is a "candystriper", Hydrosulfonic acid (sp.?) car. I have humped long cuts, of every conceivable chemical, over the Englewood hump, in loaded tank cars. The railroads swear this is legal, and we do it daily. Kicking them, for some strange reason, is another story altogether, even if you wanted to have a rider on the car. Go figure..... :(
Can't kick Tank cars? We kick everything ( including tank cars ) except cars with long drawbars, or 6 axle tanks. Not worth the risk of drawbar bypass. We aren't stupid with our kicks, just enough to make a joint or get a car in the clear.

Drops are fun too :)

TxBritt

 #222997  by Engineer James
 
Thought they might be hazardous... oh well. :-)

 #223033  by LCJ
 
One should actually read their company-issued hazmat rules -- especially the chart that indicates the restrictions on switching hazardous materials cars.

Residue placarded tank cars (used to be called "empty") have virtually no restrictions for switching. Others tanks, such as DOT 113A placarded loaded tanks are extremely dangerous if the contents are allowed to increase in temperature. Can you spell, "KABOOM?"

Red and white, so-called "candystripers" carry hydrocyanic acid (you know, cyanide -- smells like bitter almonds just before you die) that is one of the most poisonous substances on the planet. You really don't want to bang that around, do you?

Read the book, gentlemen. Get it right. It's not that complicated.

 #223040  by jg greenwood
 
LCJ wrote:One should actually read their company-issued hazmat rules -- especially the chart that indicates the restrictions on switching hazardous materials cars.

Residue placarded tank cars (used to be called "empty") have virtually no restrictions for switching. Others tanks, such as DOT 113A placarded loaded tanks are extremely dangerous if the contents are allowed to increase in temperature. Can you spell, "KABOOM?"

Red and white, so-called "candystripers" carry hydrocyanic acid (you know, cyanide -- smells like bitter almonds just before you die) that is one of the most poisonous substances on the planet. You really don't want to bang that around, do you?

Read the book, gentlemen. Get it right. It's not that complicated.
Can you say BLEVE?!

 #223057  by LCJ
 
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion -- a sudden fireball up to 500 feet in diameter, people and property seriously burned 1000 or more feet away, large pieces of tank cars rocketing through the air up to 1/2 mile, trailing burning fuel. Ask them in Kingman, AZ, or Spring, TX what that looks like.

 #223064  by jg greenwood
 
LCJ wrote:Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion -- a sudden fireball up to 500 feet in diameter, people and property seriously burned 1000 or more feet away, large pieces of tank cars rocketing through the air up to 1/2 mile, trailing burning fuel. Ask them in Kingman, AZ, or Spring, TX what that looks like.
You would be amazed, and disappointed at the number of railroaders with no clue as to the meaning of this. :(