Fascinating and detailed procedures in order to load and unload these types of rail cars. As a model railroader, I always wondered how this is done. I imagine that, outside of people who deal with materials shipped in these cars, most people do not know how this works. I'd think it'd be time-consuming in a large petrol plant, to unload the large volumes of cars they receive, considering all the procedures.
Excellent video! I can see your company really practices safety first when performing the work of unloading rail cars. You must have a very good safety record within your industry.
Varies where you are. I used to work at a plant and someome would run along the top pop all the air and seals and someone on the bottom breaking the caps open and attaching the hoses. So there isn't any overflowing we'd do ten cars at once, close them up and repeat for rhe next ten cars. I couldn't imagine doing one car at a time.
This is a pie in the sky unloading. These RC are stiff and you beat and bang everything to make it work. Valves are froze in the winter and have to build fires under them. This is an example of a perfect process that almost never happens in RL
Nice video, I do this for a loving in California. Both Ethanol and Renewable diesel. 2 of use, hook up, and offload 4 cars at a time through a pump system that pumps into storage tanks. Our pump won't start unless each car is grounded. Takes 2 hours for a set of 4 cars to empty. Although we're an Ethanol facility. We're in idle. And only transloading at this time.
Having worked on the railway but not in what you are doing, wow!. Railway is always safety first but with what you are showing it goes much beyond. Great to see what you do and how it is done thanks so much and stay safe always.
That's taking very big Job responsibility how work and following work safety rules with unloading oil freight cars and become a good Union Pacific conductor.
Sir. Why are you using a pipe wrench on nuts and fittings which have flat faces for end, box, Crescent(adjustable), or/and spanner wrenches such as when you closed the cap? Eventually these will only be accessible by pipe wrench. I have worked on rail cars, machinery, airbrake parts, and injectors but with correct wrenches so as not to damage the faces with pipe wrench marks. The pipe wrench is the LAST resort on anything other than steel or iron pipe and fittings.
The wrench shown was a pipe wrench being used to tighten the nuts of the cover or tank head. A proper sized open end, box end or combination wrench or adjustable wrench. should be used to tighten the nuts of the bolts. Also the third nut tightened was not in a triangular pattern as stated should be done. I know I am being picky but if a presentation of how something is supposed to be done then do it correctly. The presentation was very good and clear overall.
can you use air pressure from the semi truck glad hand to pressurize the railcar sufficiently and "blow off" product that way? I'm bottom loading Diesel Exhaust Fluid to a tanker.
They don't have quick release fittings on these tanks were you push the fitting on the nipple and dog down the dog ears. this is old school to me (but I was used to working with truck tankers). very good video
Most people use a device called a gangway for this it allows you to walk out on top of the rail car, the way your doing it with a harness. A harness is not acceptable from OSHA. The crash box is not meant to support someone if they fall.
Dontcha just hate when the security chain binds up on the cap and you can't spin it?!? Do you have a make and possibly a model number for that special wrench to tighten elbow on the bottom of the car?
I do this for a living. I took an elbow off today and a rock was holding the valve open. I stuck my finger in there and before I could do anything the plate slammed shut breaking my finger
Man, fucking around with that pipe wrench in 29 below zero weather with wind sustained at 41 knots. Fuuuuuuuck all that noise. You can bank on the fact that 75 percent of those threads are completely fucked when they show up.
I'm fairly-new to this process, but I have one observation. The un-loaded tank car is "empty" only in theory, correct? As in, how many people die every from from shots fired from supposedly "empty" guns? Wouldn't it make more sense to close off the connection at the car FIRST so that whatever is in the hose can completely drain in into the pipe system? Ever replaced a fuel pump or fuel line from an "empty" car and still get a few ounces of 87 octane in your eyes? Just curious....
Hi I'm trying to find videos covering a trains oil change or the unloading of tar from a tar carrying train cart however the search engines I know of are not giving me any results based on my search this is the closest I've gotten is there any out there?
As I can see the unloading operation was done through GRAVITY am I right One question please how do you know it s all done and it s time to unhoock the rail car thanks
