Sentences with phrase «tank car safety»

«We will review the full details of Transport Canada's regulations as soon as they are released and will work closely with both the railroad industry and the government to improve tank car safety.»

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Concerns about the safety of DOT - 111 tank cars date back to the mid-1990s, when the Transportation Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported in Class 111A tank cars.&safety of DOT - 111 tank cars date back to the mid-1990s, when the Transportation Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported in Class 111A tank cars.&Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported in Class 111A tank cars.»

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said about 5,000 of the most dangerous tank cars will be pulled off the tracks within a month, part of a series of measures in response to recommendations by the Transportation Safety Board in the wake of last summer's deadly derailment and fire in Lac Megantic, Que.

Since 2011, the rail industry has voluntarily adopted tougher safety standards for all new cars, but with literally only a handful of tank car - makers in North America and a huge boom in oil - by - rail shipments, demand far outstrips supply.

The U.S. - based Railway Supply Institute, whose members build more than 95 per cent of all North American tank cars and lease more than 70 per cent, said about 55,000 new tank cars will have been put in service between 2011 — when the new voluntary safety standards were adopted — and 2015.

The Railway Association of Canada did not agree to an interview Wednesday but responded with a cautiously worded statement saying «a three - year phase - out for legacy tank cars marks an important step toward a fleet of cars that will enhance safety.»

This order, as amended, designated the number, dimensions, location, and manner of application for safety appliances on box cars, hopper cars, gondola cars, tank cars, flat cars, cabooses, and locomotives.

A 2009 report by the National Transportation Safety Board about a Canadian National derailment in Illinois called the design of those tank cars «inadequate» and found that it «made the cars subject to damage and catastrophic loss of hazardous materials.»

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada also recently released a new set of recommendations, related to its Lac - Megantic investigation, to improve oversight of dangerous routes and replace aging railway tank cars.

«Inspections of crude oil tank cars and the rail tracks they travel along are essential to maintaining the public safety and protecting all New Yorkers,» Governor Cuomo said.

The inspection included Buffalo Southern Railroad in Hamburg and rail equipment inspectors examined 18 crude oil tank cars and found three non-critical defects, including end - of - car air hoses inadequate distances from rails and loose side safety rails.

The main route out of the Bakken is via rail tank cars, but concerns about the safety of rail transport abound, ignited by July's fatal tank car disaster in Lac - Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 and by a December crash in North Dakota that forced almost 2,400 people from their homes.

PHMSA and the Federal Railroad Administration have issued several safety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tansafety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tanSafety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tank car.

FRA and PHMSA also issued a joint Safety Advisory, Number 2014 - 01, to the rail industry strongly recommending the use of tank cars with the highest level of integrity in their fleet when transporting Bakken crude oil.

The engineers have had to design so much safety into the car's dynamics to keep it from losing control of its forces in extreme circumstances and pitching itself into a tank - slapper that the GT just can't be persuaded to play ball.

This comprehensive approach includes immediate and long - term steps such as: launching «Operation Classification» in the Bakken region to verify that crude oil is being properly classified; issuing safety advisories, alerts, emergency orders and regulatory updates; conducting special inspections; moving forward with a rulemaking to enhance tank car standards; and reaching agreement with railroad companies on a series of immediate voluntary actions they can take by reducing speeds, increasing inspections, using new brake technology and investing in first responder training.

It is the task of PHMSA's inspection and enforcement staff to determine compliance with the safety and training standards by inspecting entities that offer hazardous materials for transportation; and that manufacture, re-qualify, rebuild, repair, recondition, or retest packaging (other than cargo tanks and tank cars) used to transport hazardous materials.

Emergency order requires railroads transporting crude to notify state emergency response commissions; safety advisory urges use of tank cars with highest integrity

There's an old joke that the best cars for teenagers are those that get terrible gas mileage (so they can't afford to drive too far from home), are built like tanks (for safety reasons), and seat just one person (to keep distractions to a minimum).

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Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830CAR AND COME IN THE ASKING PRICE ****;; This car comes with:; Air Bag Driver; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; 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Acceleration (0 - 60mph) 4.7 seconds; Top speed155 mph; DrivetrainRear Wheel Drive;; Driver Convenience:; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Seats Electric; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830car comes with:; Air Bag Driver; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Alarm; Alloy Wheels (19in); Anti-Lock Brakes; Armrest; Body Coloured Bumpers; Central Door Locking; Computer; Cruise Control; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Head Air Bags; Head Restraints; Immobiliser; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Mirrors Internal; Paint Metallic; Parking Aid (Rear); Power - Assisted Steering; Satellite Navigation; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Seats Electric; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Spare Wheel; Speakers; Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide); Traction Control System; Upholstery Leather;; Economy and performance:; Urban mpgNo details available; Extra Urban mpgNo details available; Average mpgNo details available; CO2 emissions357g / km; Annual TaxGBP 555; Engine power507 bhp; Engine size4999 cc; Acceleration (0 - 60mph) 4.7 seconds; Top speed155 mph; DrivetrainRear Wheel Drive;; Driver Convenience:; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Seats Electric; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830car comes with:; Air Bag Driver; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Alarm; Alloy Wheels (19in); Anti-Lock Brakes; Armrest; Body Coloured Bumpers; Central Door Locking; Computer; Cruise Control; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Head Air Bags; Head Restraints; Immobiliser; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Mirrors Internal; Paint Metallic; Parking Aid (Rear); Power - Assisted Steering; Satellite Navigation; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Seats Electric; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Spare Wheel; Speakers; Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide); Traction Control System; Upholstery Leather;; Economy and performance:; Urban mpgNo details available; Extra Urban mpgNo details available; Average mpgNo details available; CO2 emissions357g / km; Annual TaxGBP 555; Engine power507 bhp; Engine size4999 cc; Acceleration (0 - 60mph) 4.7 seconds; Top speed155 mph; DrivetrainRear Wheel Drive;; Driver Convenience:; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Seats Electric; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Mirrors Internal; Paint Metallic; Parking Aid (Rear); Power - Assisted Steering; Satellite Navigation; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Seats Electric; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Spare Wheel; Speakers; Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide); Traction Control System; Upholstery Leather;; Economy and performance:; Urban mpgNo details available; Extra Urban mpgNo details available; Average mpgNo details available; CO2 emissions357g / km; Annual TaxGBP 555; Engine power507 bhp; Engine size4999 cc; Acceleration (0 - 60mph) 4.7 seconds; Top speed155 mph; DrivetrainRear Wheel Drive;; Driver Convenience:; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Seats Electric; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Mirrors Internal; Paint Metallic; Parking Aid (Rear); Power - Assisted Steering; Satellite Navigation; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Seats Electric; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Spare Wheel; Speakers; Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide); Traction Control System; Upholstery Leather;; Economy and performance:; Urban mpgNo details available; Extra Urban mpgNo details available; Average mpgNo details available; CO2 emissions357g / km; Annual TaxGBP 555; Engine power507 bhp; Engine size4999 cc; Acceleration (0 - 60mph) 4.7 seconds; Top speed155 mph; DrivetrainRear Wheel Drive;; Driver Convenience:; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Seats Electric; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830Car Entertainment (Radio / CD / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment (Electric Driver / Passenger); Speakers; Seat Lumbar Support (Driver / Passenger Electric); Steering Wheel Mounted Controls; Armrest; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Satellite Navigation; Cruise Control; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Upholstery Leather;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Head Air Bags; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Parking Aid (Rear); Electronic Stability Programme; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Body Coloured Bumpers; Spare Wheel; Paint Metallic; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric (Glass Tilt / Slide);; Interior Features:; Computer; Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1437 mm; Length4784 mm; Wheelbase2830 mm; Fuel tank70 litres; Minimum kerb weight1830 kg

Additionally, the car is equipped with side impact beams, adjustable seats, engine immobilizer, child safety locks, day and night rear view mirror, passenger side rear view mirror, seat belt warning, and a centrally mounted fuel tank.

TECHNICAL DATA 2 - seater sports car with a mid-engine arrangement, chrome - molybdenum steel chassis with an integrated safety cell, doors and the boot lid open with gull - wings, carbon body, 100 l stainless steel tank behind the passenger cell with integrated catch tank, long and pushrod - operated double transverse control arm suspension with fully adjustable dampers (front and rear) and anti roll bar in front, ground clearance adjustable between 60 and 140 mm, two circuit ABS brake system with six piston callipers, inside ventilated discs (378 x 32 mm) at front and rear

(3 - a feeling of command and safety) The Wrangler's upright driving position, planted stance, and almost entirely vertical glass make the road easy to see, the vehicle easy to place on the road, and you confident that you're driving less of a passenger car and more of a tank.

In the press release associated with this car, VW said to expect a racing seat with head protectors, racing safety cage, and an FIA - approved safety tank.

For decades, Volvo has made cars that cater to blue hairs desiring to hide themselves in machines that offer the same safety as a tank yet can be parallel parked.

This idea of the credit card safety net quickly evaporated during the recession, as credit card companies embarked on a spree of rate increases and credit limit cuts that left many people stuck with expensive debt and barely enough credit to buy a tank of gas, let alone cover a real emergency like a costly car repair.

Under this line of reasoning, cars would need to become increasingly large to assure safety, to the point that we would all be driving tanks.

A 2009 report by the National Transportation Safety Board about a Canadian National derailment in Illinois called the design of those tank cars «inadequate» and found that it «made the cars subject to damage and catastrophic loss of hazardous materials.»

• Air bags • Seat belts • Child restraints or safety seats • Tires • Braking systems • Rollover accidents • Weak roof collapsing during rollover • Fuel tank location • Weak glass glazing allowing passengers to get ejected from car • Sudden stalling • Car going into reverse • Sudden acceleration • Faulty ignition swicar • Sudden stalling • Car going into reverse • Sudden acceleration • Faulty ignition swiCar going into reverse • Sudden acceleration • Faulty ignition switch