Abstract
SHIPPERS OF extremely hazardous chemicals, such as chlorine and anhydrous ammonia, will have to replace their existing fleet of rail tank cars with a new generation of more impact-resistant cars, according to a newly proposed federal plan to improve freight rail safety. The rule, proposed on April 1 by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), will require tank cars that carry commodities posing poison inhalation hazards be constructed to resist puncture at speeds of 25 mph for side impacts and 30 mph for head-on collisions—more than double the puncture resistance speeds for existing tank cars. The performance-based standard will increase by 500% on average the amount of energy the tank cars are designed to absorb during an accident without penetration or rupture, according to FRA. “When the opportunity to make major advances in safety is within our reach, we should not settle for incremental measures,” FRA Administrator Joseph H. Boardman says. ...
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