Table of Contents
- 1 Scope
- 2 Referenced Publications
- 3 Definitions
- 4 General Requirements
- 5 Quality Management System
- 6 Registration, Approvals and Certification
- 7 Markings
- 8 Manufacture and Modification of Tank Cars and Ton Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods
- 9 Qualifications and Maintenance of Tank Cars and Ton Containers
- 10 Selection and Use of Containers for the Handling, Offering for Transport, or Transporting of Dangerous Goods by Rail
- 11 Provisions for the One Time Movement of Non-Conforming Containers Presenting Low Safety Risks
- Appendix A: Procedure - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Tank Car Emission Standard
- Appendix B: Procedure - Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Car Emission Standard
- Appendix C: Procedures for Tank-Head Puncture-Resistance Testing
- Appendix D: Procedures for Simulated Pool-Fire and Torch-Fire Testing
- Appendix E: Schedule 1 - Special Provisions
- Appendix E: Schedule 2 - List of Dangerous Goods
The following publications are referenced in this standard.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
AWS D15.1:2012
Railroad Welding Specification for Cars and Locomotives
Association of American Railroads (AAR)
Field Manual of the Interchange Rules, January 1, 2013
Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices
Section C, Car Construction — Fundamentals and Details
Issue of 2008
Standard S-286 (Revised 2006)
Free/Unrestricted Interchange for 286,000 lb Gross Rail Load Cars
Section B
Couplers and Freight Car Draft Components
Issue of 2007
M-901E (Revised: 2006)
Draft Gears with a minimum Capacity of 36,000 ft.-lb. at a Reaction of 500,000 lb.
Section C, Part II
Design, Fabrication, and Construction of Freight Cars
Issue of 2011
Section C, Part III
Specifications for Tank Cars
Issue of October 2007 including the March 16, 2011 revisions to Appendices M and W and excluding paragraphs 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.9, Appendix C paragraph 3.3.1.3, Appendices B, P, S, X and the portion of Appendix Y not relative to form SS3: "Report of Tank Car Stub Sill Inspection"
ASME International (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (2010)
Section VIII Pressure Vessels Division 1
ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials)
A20/A20M-10
Standard Specification for General Requirements for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels
A240/A240M-10a
Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
A262-10
Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
A285/A285M-03(2007)
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile Strength
A302/A302M-03(2007)
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel
A370-10
Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A515/A515M-10
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service
A516/A516M-10
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service
A537/A537M-08
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel
B162-99 (2009)
Standard Specification for Nickel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
B209-07
Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate
B209M-07
Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate (Metric)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
B340-08
Selection and Use of Cylinders, Spheres, Tubes and Other Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Class 2
B342-09
Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2
B620-09
Highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods
B621-09
Selection and use of highway tanks, TC portable tanks, and other large containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9
B622-09
Selection and use of highway tanks, TC portable tanks, and ton containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2
Compressed Gas Association (CGA)
Publication C-1 Edition 10, 2009
Methods for Hydrostatic Testing of Compressed Gas Cylinders
Publication C-6 Edition 10, 2007
Standards for Visual Inspection of Steel Compressed Gas Cylinders.
The Sulphur Institute (TSI)
Molten Sulphur Rail Tank Car Guidance
Issue of November 18, 2010
Transport Canada
TDG Act
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 SC 1992, c. 34, including amendments
TDG Regulations
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, SOR / 2001-286, including amendments
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
US 49 CFR — Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Parts 171 to 180 inclusive Hazardous Materials Regulations
2.1 References
A dated reference in this standard is to the issue specified. An undated reference in this standard is to the latest issue, unless otherwise specified.