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1 Jul 1992

Technical Reports

Aluminum Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Tank Car; Head Shield; Hazardous Material; Train Collision; Puncture Resistance; Accident Survivability

Abstract: Experimental studies to maintain the safety of transporting hazardous material by rail have been extended to evaluate the effectiveness of steel head shields for the protection of...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/12
Office
RDI-20

1 Jun 1992

Technical Reports

Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; R.K. Larson, Jr.; M.N. McCulloch; J. Davis

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Train derailments response, Pressure and nonpressure tank cars, Hazardous materials, Tank car unloading procedures, Transfer, Venting, Flaring, Vent and burn, Hot Tapping

Abstract: The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has prepared a handbook entitled 'Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars' containing guidelines for use by responders to...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/27
Office
RRD

1 Jun 1992

Technical Reports

Hazardous Materials Car Placement in A Train Consist- Volume II (Appendices)

Author
R. E. Thompson, E. R. Zamejc, D. R. Ahlbeck

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Derailment, Chemical Incompatibility, Railroad Operations, Cost/Benefit Analysis

Abstract:

In response to major derailments involving hazardous materials cars, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated the review of the consequences of hazardous materials...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/18.II
Office
RRD

15 May 1992

Emergency Orders

Owners of Railroad Tank Cars; Railroads Modification of Emergency Order Requiring Inspection and Repair of Dual Diameter Tank Cars

Subject Hazardous Materials

Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 16, Notice No. 2

4 Apr 1992

Emergency Orders

Owners of Railroad Tank Cars; Railroads Emergency Order Requiring Inspection and Repair of Dual Diameter Tank Cars

Subject Hazardous Materials

Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 16, Notice No. 1