What is shipped in the round containers on intermodial container trains?
dh28473 round containers
Russell
Yes half the length of a regular container about 20 ft in length
Around here a chemical plant gets them.
Some sort of liquid. Most of the ones I see have HAZMAT placards. Also I have NEVER seen one double stacked in any form.
There is a “standard“ called “ISO Tainer”, which is a horizontal cylinder in a rectangular frame...
It is roughly equivalent to a liquid ver of a intermodal....
from the Far East of the Sunset Route
(In the shadow of the Huey P Long bridge)
Way back when, we got a shipment of three 20' tank containers of pure tequila from Mexico in to Chicago. The owner from San Francisco had shipped the product without selling it. It was to be cut with water and sold as some brand of tequila but apparently he couldn't make the deal.
So, we had this 89' flatcar with three containers of tequila sitting on a side track near our intermodal ramp. And one of them was leaking. Someone, it just could not have been a railroad worker, bought a stack of plastic cups and put them near the leaker.
Eventually, someone else from San Francisco was sent to Chicago to deal with the situation. It fell to me to take him out to see the car and containers. I pointed out the leak and explained it was not our responsibility. I also pointed out that we were charging the owner significant money each day until he got the car unloaded.
I took him back to the Chicago Loop and he somehow dealt with the situation. The car was unloaded and put back in to revenue service. I don't know what happened with the tequila.
Hazmat liquids (i.e. chemicals, alcohol), denatured alcohol, non-denatured alcohol as Greyhounds stated above seems to be the most common shipped in tanktainers.
Unfortunately, the US no longer has the capability (or finances) to build significant infrastructure. We are mired in analysis paralysis. Offut AFB was flooded because their levees needed to be repaired. It took the Corps of Engineers SIX YEARS to study the problem and issue a permit. Too late! Meanwhile, China and Europe have 1000s of miles of high speed rail, and we have not one single mile. The NE corridor runs on 19th century infrastructure. Europe has eliminated all short haul and most medium haul flights because the high speed rail is much more efficient and pleasant to use (if you're a midget, you might be comfortable on a US flight).
They are typically called "Bulktainers". Usually carrying chemicals.
MALCOLM CLEAVELAND Unfortunately, the US no longer has the capability (or finances) to build significant infrastructure. We are mired in analysis paralysis. Offut AFB was flooded because their levees needed to be repaired. It took the Corps of Engineers SIX YEARS to study the problem and issue a permit. Too late! Meanwhile, China and Europe have 1000s of miles of high speed rail, and we have not one single mile. The NE corridor runs on 19th century infrastructure. Europe has eliminated all short haul and most medium haul flights because the high speed rail is much more efficient and pleasant to use (if you're a midget, you might be comfortable on a US flight).
Most major European cities are seperated by less than 400 miles from another one. Here in the USA it is over 3000 miles from LA to NYC or 1000 to Chicago from NYC the distances involved alone preculde a HSR network from working here in the USA. Paris is closer to London than St Louis is to Chicago on a mileage basis. Denver is 1000 miles from Chicago. Texas alone is over 800 miles across on the southern side of the state.
Shadow the Cats owner MALCOLM CLEAVELAND Unfortunately, the US no longer has the capability (or finances) to build significant infrastructure. We are mired in analysis paralysis. Offut AFB was flooded because their levees needed to be repaired. It took the Corps of Engineers SIX YEARS to study the problem and issue a permit. Too late! Meanwhile, China and Europe have 1000s of miles of high speed rail, and we have not one single mile. The NE corridor runs on 19th century infrastructure. Europe has eliminated all short haul and most medium haul flights because the high speed rail is much more efficient and pleasant to use (if you're a midget, you might be comfortable on a US flight). Most major European cities are seperated by less than 400 miles from another one. Here in the USA it is over 3000 miles from LA to NYC or 1000 to Chicago from NYC the distances involved alone preculde a HSR network from working here in the USA. Paris is closer to London than St Louis is to Chicago on a mileage basis. Denver is 1000 miles from Chicago. Texas alone is over 800 miles across on the southern side of the state. There are many city pairs and
Not true.
There are many rail routes in Europe and the UK of 300-500 miles.
There are many VHSR routes in China that are over 500 miles.
There are many city pairs in the US where HSR would be very competitive.
MALCOLM CLEAVELAND Europe has eliminated all short haul and most medium haul flights because the high speed rail is much more efficient and pleasant to use (if you're a midget, you might be comfortable on a US flight).
Europe has eliminated all short haul and most medium haul flights because the high speed rail is much more efficient and pleasant to use (if you're a midget, you might be comfortable on a US flight).
Several airlines would be surprised to find out they're flying non-existent flights! Like this Alitalia flight from Rome to Naples https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AZA1267/history/20190414/1953Z/LIRF/LIRN of just 186 miles.
Also, my experiences with Italian railroads were fare less efficient and more unpleasant than any American airline, or even some commuter services in the US. And the EU uses the same airplanes we do, with the same sardine-packing and everything.
Like some of the other posters say, these are used to haul bulk liquids used in many different applications. Brewers from overseas use these to ship beer concentrate into the United States. Sapporo and Heineken are good examples. American brewers also use them to ship out the US.
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