Re: "K" suffix for Hazmat
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 12-27-2017 - 18:11
BN Oly Wrote:
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> Thank you all for the info... now it begs the
> question, why is there such a restrictive speed
> for trains carrying hazmat? I see placards on nearly every train.
I don't think the presence of ANY hazmat load makes a key train. It requires more specific conditions/combinations. See for instance page 49 of this 2009 document:
1168.utu.org/Files/[5266]Hazmat.pdf
Note: the link is not an active link due to the embedded square brackets, which are not compatible with the AP Board code formatting, so just copy-n-paste the text into a URL box, then go to page #49.