https://www.click2houston.com/news/train-catches-fire-in-ne-houston
Where the old Hardy Street yards and round house were, just east of the old SP Grand Central.
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Oh no... we've already had enough fun with these things in aircraft...
Wonder if Uncle Pete can get the shipper/consignee to pay for recycling the house?
Stability of lithium batteries in question?
About fifteen years ago, I was asked to ship a few small lithium batteries by air (I don't remember where to). After careful searching, I found that such were "Unclassified," and I was successful in shipping them thus.
I wonder if the classification has been changed.
Johnny
Lithium battery technology has yet to be MASTERED.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Two 747 hull losses have resulted from lithium ion batteries.
They are now considered hazmat and are carefully watched on aircraft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_991
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPS_Airlines_Flight_6
Deggesty About fifteen years ago, I was asked to ship a few small lithium batteries by air (I don't remember where to). After careful searching, I found that such were "Unclassified," and I was successful in shipping them thus. I wonder if the classification has been changed.
I bought a half-dozen 3.6 volt lithium computer clock batteries from one of my favorite suppliers in Minnesota several years ago and paid a premium to get them shipped here. When they got here, there were enough warning markings on the package one would have thought it contained plutonium. And that was for ground shipping. Fortunately they have a 10-year shelf life and one of the computers that use them has been mothballed since, so I'm probably good.
When it comes to transport and dilithium crystals, call for Mr. Scott.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsnewgLyla8
We have been asked a few times to haul recycled lithium batteries. When we tell them our rate for them is 10 bucks a mile they refuse so far. Why are we not wanting to haul them they make our normal loads things like pure HCL and SO4 acids look like nothing. We don't want to handle them and we haul enough acid and other haz-mats to give DOT officers pause.
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