Rob Leese posted:I once set out a 50' white tank car carrying anhydrous ammonia...could barely keep my eyes open. Nasty load.
These days, many white tank cars in my region are carrying HCl acid for oil field use. Another nasty load.
Rob:
I remember being in a meeting in Washington with some PHMSA folks years ago and the discussion turned to the irony inherent in hazmat regulations. The one fellow used anhydrous ammonia as a good example. Overturn a truckload of this stuff on the highway and it’s a hazmat spill requiring emergency response. Move that same truck across the ditch along the highway and spread it in a farmers corn field and it’s a normal fertilizer application.
Curt
