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Jen, you can relax...we don't consider those cars to be "dangerous" at all.

The stuff is loaded hot, and, since the cars are well insulated, the load will stay pretty hot. (You won't feel the heat when you're near one, though.) Steam may be required to unload it; this is usually pumped through heater coils on the cars themselves (again, those are usually well concealed by insulation).

Lots of stuff to be more concerned about in other tanks!

Carl

Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)

CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)