Re: Tank cars

On 6/17/2008 8:13 AM Mike Hudson spake thus:

> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:45:56 -0500, "Don Harstad"
> <dharstad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>Can someone tell me the reason for tank cars of apparently similar
capacity 
>>having one, two and three domes?  Is it for the carriage of different
grades 
>>of material in the same car?
> 
> Different commodities in multiple compartments.  You may sometimes
> notice TWO or more different Hazmat Placards on a tank car like this,
> which indicates that two (or more) entirely different commodities are
> being ****pped in the same car.

So, how 'bout a tank car with milk in one side and sulfuric acid in the 
other? What if they get mixed up?


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