Definition of tank car
: a railroad car for transporting liquids or gases in bulk
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Since 1965, there have been 11 major tank car breaches among the more than 2 million rail shipments of chlorine.
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Millar blames defective tank cars traveling at high speeds on congested routes, among other issues.
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Unfortunately, very few new tank cars have actually been put into use in recent years, and even cheaper retrofits have been slow.
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The bulk of the fleet carrying flammable liquids are the same old tank cars that were identified as part of the problem in previous accidents.
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The Virginia accident involved the same type of tank car and the same transport company, CSX, involved in this week’s West Virginia derailment.
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The Holiday Express, decorated from tank car to caboose in twinkling lights, shiny ornaments, and toy trains, comes complete with Santa and a few elves.
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Rail remains vulnerable to track wear and defects and single-walled tank cars that can be punctured in a crash.
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More frequent inspections are needed to prevent potentially catastrophic derailments of trains hauling oil and ethanol in which ruptured tank cars can produce giant fireballs, the scientific organization said in a report this month.
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First Known Use of tank car
1862
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