CTSP Episode 178 - The "Third Side" to a Rail Car

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Carboline Rail Sales Rep Joe Foster joins Paul Atzemis and Jack Walker to discuss how jacketed tank cars have a space between the jacket and the tank that requires inspection during the car's maintenance cycle.

  • 0:00 – Intro
  • 2:20 – Joe Foster – Carboline Rail Sales
  • 3:00 – The "third side" of a rail car (tank car)
  • 3:50 – Tank cars
  • 5:00 – Jacketed tank cars and their similarities to coatings under insulation
  • 5:30 – Visual look at the inspection areas
  • 8:30 – Number of inspection points on jacketed tank cars
  • 9:30 – Jacketed versus non-jacketed tank cars
  • 10:00 – Corrosion mechanisms between the jacket and the tank
  • 12:00 – Taking the rail car apart for inspection
  • 12:40 – Coatings used to protect the space between the jacket and the tank on a rail car
  • 15:00 – Wrap up
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