Re: Tank cars

"mark" <whitroth@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Len wrote:
: > "Howard Garner" <cascaderail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 > : bladeslinger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
: > : > On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:06:18 +1000, "Bill Whale"
: > : > <wwhale@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: <snip
: > I loaded tank cars at Pfizer Chemicals some years back. All I
ever
: > saw under the domes was pipes and pressure gauges. We had strict
: > rules about how much material could be loaded into a car
specifically
: > to prevent expansion spills or tank/pipe ruptures.
: >
: > I never got a good explanation why, but several materials were
: > actually loaded through the 'discharge' valve on the bottom of
the
: > car. The air in the car vented out through a pipe on the top as
it
: > filled. It was your job if you overfilled and blew material out
the
: > top.
:
: My wife says that some of the heavy diesels would work, loaded that
way, but
: she can't think of anything else. (Her stories with loading
tankers, train
: and other, usually have to do with things like lox and
hydrazine....)
:
:         mark

Er...were they trying to send a tank car to the moon?

We were dealing with things that were a bit less hazardous to life
and limb. Things like citric acid slurry (check the ingredient list
of your next Coke or Pepsi), ascorbic acid, and similar stuff.

Len