FRA Proposes New Rail Tank Car Standards for HazMats; AAR Committee Standards Delayed

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA; Washington) has introduced its long-awaited proposal to improve the integrity of tank cars carrying poison by inhalation (PIH) materials, a move that it calls the "most sweeping and revolutionary" in decades. The proposal is aimed at strengthening a tank car's outer tank shell and head ends, shielding the inner tank that holds the hazmat cargo, and increasing energy absorption and protection capabilities of the space between the two. The proposal also requires the phase out on an accelerated basis of "some...

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