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Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars That Transport Flammable Liquids: 2013-2016
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2017-09-05
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Series: BTS Rail Tank Car
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Abstract:Section 7308 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act; P. L. 114-94; December 4, 2015) requires the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to assemble and collect data on rail tank cars transporting Class 3 flammable liquids (box A). The objective of this legislation is to track the progress in upgrading the rail tank car fleet to new safety requirements and to provide an annual status report to Congress. On December 2, 2016, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) submitted a letter to Congress (appendix A) outlining a plan for satisfying the requirements listed in Section 7308 of the FAST Act. The first requirement, as described in Section 7308(b), requires the Department to collect data on the following: - the total number of rail tank cars modified, or retrofitted, to meet the DOT-117R specification or equivalent; - the total number of tank cars built to meet the DOT-117 specification or equivalent; and - the total number of tank cars used or likely to be used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids that have not been modified. This report addresses Section 7308(b) and summarizes the progress of tank car safety upgrades from 2013 through 2016 by tank car type and type of flammable liquid. See box B for more detail on the different types of tank cars referenced in this report.
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