Rail Car and Cargo Trailer Identification

Vocabulary flashcards mapping specific transportation equipment codes to their official classifications and associated regulatory identifiers.

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Box car

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Pressure tank car (117)

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Non-pressure / low pressure tank car (117)

Hopper car ($140$)

A type of rail transport car used for bulk materials.

Non-pressure / low pressure tank car ($128$)

Associated with codes TC117 and DOT117.

Cryogenic tank car ($115$)

A rail car designed for transporting cryogenic materials.

Codes $117$ (Liquefied Gas)

MC331, TC331, and SCT331.

Codes $117$ (Cryogenic Liquids)

MC338, TC338, SCT338, TC341, and CGA341.

Codes $137$ (Chemical Tankers)

DOT407, TC407, SCT307, MC307, and TC307.

Codes $137$ (Corrosive Tankers)

DOT412, TC412, SCT312, MC312, and TC312.

Compressed Gas/Tube Trailer ($117$)

A cargo trailer consisting of multiple high-pressure tubes.

TC423 ($112$)

A specific identifier for a type of transport car.

Dry Bulk Cargo Trailer ($134$)

A trailer designed for the transportation of dry bulk materials.

Intermodal Tank ($117$)

A tank container used for transporting liquids and gases across different modes of transport.

Vacuum Tanker ($137$)

A specialized tanker trailer equipped with a vacuum pump for loading and unloading.

Intermodal Freight Container ($111$)

A standard freight container used in multi-modal shipping.

Mixed Cargo ($111$)

A classification for shipments containing multiple varieties of goods.