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The buffer car could provide some isolation from the engine, which is a potential ignition source. It also buffers the oil cars from trailing engines, which may have riders.
did someone post that buffer cars are ballasted to approximately the weight of a loaded Oil train car ?
Kauai Boy BaltACD Those that have ended up on my carrier are covered hoppers loaded with sand - their sole purpose is to be buffers that are required for handling oil trains - they stay with the trains loaded and empty. While viewing the Rochelle web cam I see some tank trains that have no buffer car on either end. Is that because the contents of the tanks does not require it?
BaltACD Those that have ended up on my carrier are covered hoppers loaded with sand - their sole purpose is to be buffers that are required for handling oil trains - they stay with the trains loaded and empty.
Those that have ended up on my carrier are covered hoppers loaded with sand - their sole purpose is to be buffers that are required for handling oil trains - they stay with the trains loaded and empty.
While viewing the Rochelle web cam I see some tank trains that have no buffer car on either end. Is that because the contents of the tanks does not require it?
I wish I could have read Houston Ed's posting from his trunkload of required reading and knowing; perhaps my eyes are too old? Employee timetables contain the information that is must know for train crews--I do not doubt that enginemen also need to know this.
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Buslist Jjohnieray Are those buffer box cars,revenue cars or are they part of unit train and stay empty and along for the ride.Lots of oil units on BNSF thru Rochelle.Thanks for the replys Those that I see on the BNSF are stenciled "buffer use only do not load" I haven't seen anything similar on the UP.
Jjohnieray Are those buffer box cars,revenue cars or are they part of unit train and stay empty and along for the ride.Lots of oil units on BNSF thru Rochelle.Thanks for the replys
Are those buffer box cars,revenue cars or are they part of unit train and stay empty and along for the ride.Lots of oil units on BNSF thru Rochelle.Thanks for the replys
Those that I see on the BNSF are stenciled "buffer use only do not load" I haven't seen anything similar on the UP.
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Depending on the contents of the head 5 cars, a marked buffer car is not needed, the tank cars themselves, if loaded with non-hazardous product are the cover or buffers cars. Unit trains, like an ethanol or oil train, if all the cars carry the same product, only require one buffer car. BNSF has a small fleet of older covered hoppers assigned to this duty only, they are non-revenue cars. Use the above chart to determine which cars can serves as buffer or cover cars.
Depending on the contents of the head 5 cars, a marked buffer car is not needed, the tank cars themselves, if loaded with non-hazardous product are the cover or buffers cars.
Unit trains, like an ethanol or oil train, if all the cars carry the same product, only require one buffer car.
BNSF has a small fleet of older covered hoppers assigned to this duty only, they are non-revenue cars.
Use the above chart to determine which cars can serves as buffer or cover cars.
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As for empty oil trains on the NS, I have seen both the loaded boxcars and covered hoppers full of sand in use for buffer cars.
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