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In reply to the discussion: Look at West, Texas on Google Maps [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)40. Anhydrous ammonia also is transported by rail in tank cars
We seem to be seeing fewer breaches with release of chemicals like these in accidents/derailments thanks to federal regulations promulgated a few decades ago. To prevent a common cause of release--breach of the tank head by couplers of adjacent cars--new hazmat tank cars were required to have tank head protection (basically a shield) and existing tank cars were required to be retrofitted. I was involved in studies of those types of accidents and in pushing for those new regs at the time.
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