Transport drums of Class A Poisons with the filling holes up,
and securely block and brace them against any movement.
When transporting Class A Poisons in drums in a boxcar, load
drums from ends of the car toward the space between the car
doors, and there brace them with center gates and wedges.
Loading Requirements For Flammable Liquids
Do not load flammable liquids in a railcar equipped with any
type of
lighted heater open-flame device or internal
combustion engine.
You may transport metal barrels or drums containing flammable
liquids in a steel gondola, flatcar, or stock car. However,
do not transport them in a hopper bottom car.
Do not transport flammable liquids bearing a POISON label in
the same car with edible material intended for consumption by
humans or animals.
Loading Requirements For Flammable Solids
Do not transport poisonous, flammable solid material bearing a
POISON label with foodstuffs, feed, or any other edible
material intended for consumption by humans or animals.
Loading Requirements for Oxidizers
Do not transport oxidizer material bearing a POISON label in
the same car with foodstuffs, feed, or any other edible
material intended for consumption by humans or animals.
Loading Requirements for Radioactive Materials
Limit the number of packages of radioactive material
transported in a railcar to a number making a total transport
index of 50.
The transport index and total transport index
are determined in the same manner as for transport by motor
vehicle.
This provision does not apply to exclusive-use
shipments.
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