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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