2006 TRANSCAER Whistle-Stop

2006 TRANSCAER Whistle-Stop

September 18-22, 2006 – 9 AM to 3PM

Norfolk Southern Corporation and The TRANSCAER® Sponsors, Association of American Railroads, American Chemistry Council, The Chlorine Institute, National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc., welcome you to the 2006 TRANSCAERâ Whistle-Stop Tour.

“PROPOSED” Training Class and Exhibitors Schedule:

DuPont Training Car: DUPX 913

· 0930-1020 – Tank Car Recognition – DuPont

· 1030-1120 – Intermodal Portable Tanks – DuPont

· 1130-1220 – Cargo Tank Overview 306/307/312/331–DuPont

· 1300-1350 – Tank Car Recognition – DuPont (repeat)

· 1400-1500 – Intermodal Portable Tanks – DuPont (repeat)

Firefighters Education & Training Foundation Car: MCVX 368381

· 0930-1020 – Polymerization – David Ghormley (Rohm & Haas)

· 1030-1120 – Polymerization (part 2) – David Ghormley (Rohm & Haas)

· 1130-1220 – Operation Lifesaver - NS

· 1300-1350 – Radioactive Material Instrumentation-using detection equipment (DOE

· 1400-1500 – Radioactive Material ER Training (DOE)

Firefighters Education & Training Foundation Car: MCVX 361308

· 0930-1020 – Selecting the Correct PPE – Shawn Burress (CTEH) *

· 1030-1120 – selecting the Correct PPE continued outside in tent

· 1030-1120 – Anhydrous Ammonia Properties – D. Binder (Tanner Industries)

· 1130-1220 – Anhydrous Ammonia transportation – D.D. Lewis (PCS)

· 1300 – 1350 Ammonia Transportation continued outside on PCS tank car

· 1300-1350 – Air Monitoring Issues at a Derailment – Shawn Burress (CTEH) *

· 1400-1500 – Post-response recovery issues-Shawn Burress (CTEH) *

Norfolk Southern “Kentucky”: NS 19

· 0930-1020 – Derailment Safety for First Responders– Denny Day (SUNPRO)

· 1030-1120 – Managing a Derailment – Drew McCarty (SPSI)

· 1130-1220 – Locomotive Fires – Mike Brookins (NS)

· 1300-1350 – Using the Emergency Response Guidebook – Anthony Murray (DOT)

· 1400-1500 – Operation Respond – Colin Mulloy (Operation Respond)

Additional Exhibits on the Train:

Locomotive

Open, 10 to 11:30 am & 1 to 2:30 pm - Norfolk Southern

PCS Phosphate training Car: AHCX 2004

View valves and fittings, 9:30-11:30 am - Dan Healy, Bureau of Explosives

Firefighters Education & Training Foundation: MCVX 802919

Intermodal tank and 20’ container – Mike Stiner, Norfolk Southern

BASF Training Tank Car: DBCX 2004

View tank car valves and fittings – BASF

NS 21 Exhibit car – Self guided tour

Additional Exhibits on the Tour:

Norfolk Southern Tank Car Training Trailer

Trailer with tank car valves and fittings- training sessions at 9:30 on the use of chlorine C kit and at 2 pm on the application of the Midland capping kit – Lynn Kerting, Bureau of Explosives

Bayer

Training Cargo Tank – demonstrating valves and fittings on cargo tanks.

Sunoco

MC 306 Cargo Tank and “Dry Pipe” exhibit - demonstrating valves and fittings on cargo tanks

DuPont

Intermodal Training Tank and trailer – demonstrating valves and fittings on IM tanks

AMTRAK

Command center – responding to passenger train incidents

US DOT/PHMSA

Exhibiting Information about PHMSA

US Dept. of Energy

Exhibiting information about DOE programs

HMHTTC

Exhibiting Equipment used for Emergency Response

SPSI

Exhibiting Equipment used for Emergency Response

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