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<p>80.145.7.241: +de</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:UTLX 204455 20050529 IL Rochelle.jpg|thumb|300px|A modern tank car in a westbound [[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] train at [[Rochelle Railroad Park]], [[Rochelle, Illinois]], on [[May 29]], [[2005]].]]<br /> [[Image:Tank car UTLX 12283.jpg|thumb|300px|A tank car on display at the [[Mid Continent Railroad Museum]] in [[North Freedom, WI]].]]<br /> A '''tank car''' is a piece of [[railroad]] [[rolling stock]] designed to carry liquified loads. Many variants exist due to the wide variety of liquids that can be transported. Tank cars can be insulated or non-insulated, pressurized or non-pressurized, and designed for single or multiple loads. Non-pressurized cars have a prominent dome at the top to allow for thermal expansion of the contents, and plumbing at the bottom for unloading. Pressurized cars have a sealed manhole at the top. Loading and unloading are done through this opening. Insulated cars are used when the contents must be kept at a certain temperature. Cars designed for multiple loads have internal bulkheads to separate the contents. Non-pressurized multiple load cars are easy to spot as each compartment has an expansion dome.<br /> <br /> Some truly gigantic tank cars have been built, riding on as many as eight axles. No more of these &quot;rail whales&quot; will be built, however. New regulations prohibit new ones from being built, and existing giants must eventually be retired.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> {{Sect-stub}}<br /> <br /> == Specialized types ==<br /> === Milk cars ===<br /> [[Image:BFIX 520 20050716 Illinois Railway Museum.JPG|thumb|BFIX 520, a milk car at the Illinois Railway Museum.]]<br /> A milk car is a specialized type of tank car designed to carry [[milk]] between farms and processing plants.<br /> <br /> === Pickle cars ===<br /> A pickle car is a specialized type of tank car designed to carry [[pickle]]s.<br /> <br /> === Bulktainers ===<br /> A bulktainer is a specialized type of [[containerization|container]] designed to carry bulk liquids on standard [[intermodal]] equipment.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://railwhales.railspot.com/ RailWhales]<br /> <br /> {{Rail-stub}}<br /> {{Freight cars}}<br /> [[Category:Freight equipment]]<br /> [[ja:&amp;#12479;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12463;&amp;#36554;]]<br /> [[de:Kesselwagen]]</div>

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