Gambow New Regs for Tank Cars 2014-08-12

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New Regulations for Tank Car

Construction and a QuickPrimer on Tank Car andService Equipment

Identication

Regional Response Team IXEPA Southern California OceSignal Hill, CA

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Presente& '()*eil +am'o - COO

.elso Technologies Inc/


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!ere "re e Toda# $Canada

0an unmo&i1e& pre CPC-!#"# tan2cars from rails as of 3a( !, #$!4

Remo5e all AAR tan2 cars fromser5ice as of 3a( #%, #$!%

*e Cars or&ere& after 6anuar( #$!%for use in Cana&a must meet CPC!#"#/ 7Cana&a +aette 4##$!%9

Propose *e TC-!%$ Tan2 Car :Comments &ue '( August !4, #$!%


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!ere "re e Toda# $%S"

Octo'er !;, #$!! - CPC-!#"# a&opte& voluntaril#'( most inin&ustr(

April !4, #$!# : #4,$$$ SC


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-oal of New Regulations

Impro5e the

surviva*ilit#of atan2 car in an

acci&ent or&erailment


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Num*er of .&T /// Tank cars inService +as of 0une /12 34/5,

Tank Cars

>OT !!! in Ser5ice #4#,!!B

>OT !!! in


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Tank Car ConstructionPackaging -roups /2 3 and 6

.&T /// CPC /363 CPC /363 ""R7Railroads

8NS)

All @egac( *on-6ac2ete&

Coile&,Insulate& ?6ac2ete&

6ac2ete& 6ac2ete&

Tan2 ShellThic2ness

4!D !#D 4!D B!D B!D

Hea& Shiel&s *one Half Height Half Height


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P'9S"7)R" New Car &ptionsfor Comment

Tank Car 8&:'andle

'eadS!ield

PR: S!ellT!ickn

ess

0acket Top)ittings

Protection

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8raking

Option!

Remo5e


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P'9S"7)R" New Car &ptionsfor Comment

Tank Car 8&:'andle

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.&T /// @egac# Tank Car Retrot9eet &ption 3

.&T /// .&T /// CPC /363

*on-6ac2ete& 6ac2ete& All

Tan2 ShellThic2ness

4!D 4!D 4!D or !#D

Hea& Shiel&s


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8NS) Tank Car A 8est"vaila*le Tec!nologies


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P'9S" Timeta*le forImplementation

Octo'er !, #$!; : All ne tan2 cars'uilt after this &ate for use in HHOT!!! cars not authorie& for Pac2ing+roup # in HH


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Industr# CapacitiesNew Car 8uilders

Car 0uil&er Capacit( *e Car Annual 0uil&s : %$,$$$K

Estimate that ;;L of ne car 'uil&s ill'e for Jamma'le ser5ice : ##,$$$K

Pac2ing +roup ! >eman& : 8,$$ne cars o5er three (ears Replace @egac( Cars - ""L of Jeet ill

'e retire&, repurpose& : !8,$$


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Retrot .emand

Retro1t "8,$$$ @egac( Cars o5er "8months : ""L of >OT !!! cars ill

'e scrappe& or re-purpose&7est/9p&ate !%,$$$K CPC !#"# cars per

(earSuspect serious capacit( &e1cit for

retro1t : !,$$$ : !,%$$ cars a monthMill 'e a 'ig consi&eration in

&e1ning the timeline of retro1ts/


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EBpected Industr# Response

Car 0uil&ers ill a&opt selecte& option as soon aspossi'le after regulations are 1nalie& : ma('esooner as the( 2no the 'asics that are li2el( to

'e &e1ne& 7See PH3SA Option #9/Car oners ill) Imme&iatel( start planning for retro1tting, scrapping,

re-purposing legac( >OT !!! cars

Secure trac2 space at repair shops 5er( Nuic2l(

Place ne car or&ers in the net months to replacelegac( >OT !!! cars that ill 'e scrappe& orrepurpose&

Retro1t CPC !#"# cars ith ne PR=s here necessar(


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'ow to spot a tank car A@egac# .&T ///

PressureRelief=al5e

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'ow to spot a tank carCPC$/363

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Half-HeightHea& Shiel&


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Top )ittings "rrangementsCPC $ /363

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:alve "natom#8ottom &utlet :alve


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9anwa# Regulations

PH3SA ac2nole&ges that hinge&an& 'olte& mana(s are a lea&ing

cause of lea2s7Page !#; of PH3SA>ocument9PH3SA has left it up to the in&ustr(

for no to a&opt 'etter technolog('( the time the ne regulations areissue&


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Crude &il N"Rs


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Crude &il N"Rs


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Tank Car Standards

3!$$# : 3anual of Stan&ar&s an& Practices,Section C-III, Speci1cations for Tan2 Cars7AAR - Association of American Railroa&s9

3!$$" - 3anual of Stan&ar&s an& Practices,Section 6, Speci1cation for ualit( Assurance7AAR - Association of American Railroa&s9

TP !%844E : Containers for Transport of

>angerous +oo&s '( Rail 7Transport Cana&a9%B C


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document.etail.JP'9S"$34/3$4413$4/14 Transport Canada wwwFtcFca elso wwwFkelsotec!Fcom
http://nar.aar.cpm/http://boe.aar.com/http://www.fra.dot.gov/http://hazmat.dot.gov/http://www.tc.ca/http://www.tc.ca/http://hazmat.dot.gov/http://hazmat.dot.gov/http://www.fra.dot.gov/http://boe.aar.com/http://nar.aar.cpm/http://nar.aar.cpm/


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