kasskaboose wrote: 1 Was keeping these cars away from the locos required by law or just general practice?
Depending on era, required by Federal law. Loaded placarded cars "generally" are required to be 6 cars from an engine or occupied car, empty placarded cars have to be the 2nd car from an engine or occupied car.
2 What types of material was considered "flammable?"
There are all sorts of commodities that are restricted.
Flammable Solids
Flammable liquids
Flammable gases
Oxidizers
Poison
Poison gas
Non-flammable gas
Corrosives
Explosives
3 Is it true that that box cars were used to separate the flammable cars from the locos?
Any non-placarded car or a cars with combustible placards can be used for cover (boxcars, flatcars, hoppers, covered hoppers, tank cars, etc.)
Dave H.
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I read in Vol. 1 of the Kalmach book on industries that tank cars carrying flammable material weren't right behind the locos. Here are my questions:
1 Was keeping these cars away from the locos required by law or just general practice?
TIA!
Lee