The accident performance of tank car safeguards.

Author(s)
National Transportation Safety Board NTSB
Year
Abstract

A railway accident is described and the effectiveness of tank car safeguards during a derailment is examined. Recommendations are given concerning the extension of safeguard requirements to all of type tank cars and modification of the cars to prevent collision damage of top fittings and lower outlet valves.

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Library number
B 19010 /80/
Source

Washington, D.C., National Transportation Safety Board NTSB, 1980, 25 p., fig., tab.; Special Investigation Report ; NTSB-HZM-80-1.

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