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Alaska Railroad gets LNG approval

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Alaska Railroad gets LNG approval
Posted by rdamon on Friday, October 16, 2015 2:15 PM

http://www.alaskajournal.com/2015-10-15/alaska-railroad-gets-lng-approval

"The railroad is also limited to two LNG trains per week carrying a maximum of eight, 11,000-gallon LNG containers."

Would this be a special car or a containerized tank?

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, October 16, 2015 3:35 PM

rdamon

http://www.alaskajournal.com/2015-10-15/alaska-railroad-gets-lng-approval

"The railroad is also limited to two LNG trains per week carrying a maximum of eight, 11,000-gallon LNG containers."

Would this be a special car or a containerized tank?

Not much of a tonnage base to spread out the costs.  Definately not unit train worthy.

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Posted by dehusman on Friday, October 16, 2015 3:46 PM

Why would they need permission from the FRA to haul a specific commodity?  Railroads haul thousands of cars of hazmat a day.

Why would hauling LNG be different from hauling LPG?

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Friday, October 16, 2015 3:56 PM
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Posted by SD60MAC9500 on Friday, October 16, 2015 4:11 PM

Paul_D_North_Jr

 

That's how they haul it in Japan. 

Rahhhhhhhhh!!!!

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