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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jul 28, 2014, 03:22 PM Jul 2014

Seattle council calls on USDOT to ban legacy tank cars now; BNSF and GATX to conduct tank-car traini

Seattle council calls on USDOT to ban legacy tank cars now; BNSF and GATX to conduct tank-car training seminar in North Dakota

Nine Seattle council members signed a letter last week calling for U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to issue an emergency order prohibiting the shipment of Bakken crude in legacy "DOT-111" tank cars.
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Although the U.S. Department of Transportation last week proposed new rules that would phase out the use of DOT-111 cars in two years, the petition seeks to ban the cars immediately.
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Meanwhile, U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) on Friday announced they will host a rail-car safety training seminar Oct. 6-8 in Fargo, N.D., in partnership with BNSF and GATX Corp.

Local rail workers and emergency responders will receive training at the event using GATX's TankTrainer™ and Classroom Car. The TankTrainer program is part of GATX's ongoing efforts to educate industry professionals on important tank-car features. ... A 33,500-gallon tank car outfitted with various fittings, coatings and configurations, the TankTrainer enables trainees to access a tank car's interior and exterior for a hands-on exercises. The Classroom Car is a climate-controlled facility used by GATX personnel to provide training courses.
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