Railway tank cars

A railway tank car is a railway vehicle that is permanently equipped with a large tank used for transporting various dangerous goods in bulk.

On this page

• Standard
• Requirements
• Registered facilities
• One time movement approval (OTMA)
• Application form

Standard

TP14877

• Information regarding Transport Canada publication TP14877 (the "Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Rail, January 2018" standard).
• Containers for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail, a Transport Canada Standard – TP14877 (PDF, 2.53 MB)

Requirements

Find information on the requirements for railway tank cars as well as the requirements to be registered by Transport Canada to manufacture, repair, inspect, test, qualify, maintain or modify a railway tank car.

Registered facilities

Search the TDG database for facilities registered by Transport Canada pursuant to TP14877 to manufacture, repair, inspect, test, qualify, maintain or modify railway tank cars.

One time movement approval (OTMA)

Find out more about one time movement for certain non-conforming containers by rail.

Application form

• Application for registration as a tank car facility pursuant to Transport Canada Standard TP14877

Related links

• Advisory – Requirements regarding variable identification plates for modified tank cars
• Notice – New edition of CAN/CGSB-43.149 is published
• Upcoming phase-out deadlines for Class 111 tank cars used in flammable liquids service
• Enforcement of Standard TP 14877, Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail