Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/15/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB recommends new safety measures following tank car chlorine incident The incident occurred when 178,000 pounds of liquefied compressed chlorine was released over two-and-a-half hours after a DOT-105 tank car sustained a 42-inch crack in its tank shell. Photo – NTSB…
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Phase change material cooled container developed 12 Feb 2019 CONTAINER: The University of Birmingham and CRRC Shijiazhuang have developed a container that uses phase change material in place of traditional refrigeration technology. The material changes between liquid and solid depending on the temperature, with the phase change absorbing or releasing energy to maintain the interior…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/15/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Wilson & Co., Alstom, Kelso, Midland and Redwood Logistics (Feb. 15) Engineering and architecture firm Wilson & Co. Inc. has promoted Andrew Leifheit to senior vice president and leader of the rail services division; and Scott Waterman, Steve Salazar and Dave Olson to…