Athearn (a model train manufacturer) is coming out with some models of 33,000+ gallon, pressure tankcars. Some of them are stenciled Hydrocarbon Liquid, N.O.S., but the placard is 1075. According to Athearn, their contact at a Class 1 railroad said that is acceptable. However the ERG lists only 3295 for Hydrocarbon Liquid, N.O.S. and does not list that designation under 1075. I have a question for those whose job (or previous job) dealt with placarding or shipping haz-mat. Is Athearn correct?
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From what I read in 49 CFR 172.101, 49 CFR 172.302, 49 CFR 172.330, and 49 CFR 172.332 it looks like the information Athearn has is incorrect.
Carl
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"N.O.S." = Not Otherwise Specified - a general 'catch-all' classification ?
Carl, we get many pressure tankcars placarded 3295 (as well as some placarded 1203). I do not think I have ever seen a commodity stencil on the 3295 tankcars, although I can tell where the former commodity stencil was painted over.
Indeed Athearn did say they got the idea from the photograph. I have seen other placarding/stencil errors: pressure tankcars placarded 1075 but stenciled Gasoline, tankcars placarded 1987 but stenciled ethyl ether, and a general service tankcar placarded 1075 (I hope that was a wrong placard).
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