| Posted by on October 28, 2015 | |
Ooo a Nuke train. Well, most likely nuclear waste for Yucca Mountain. Nice catch; did you happen to wave at the armed personnel in the caboose?
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Why is the caboose blue? And how much does each of the casks weigh?
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| Posted by Kibu on October 29, 2015 | |
Each cask or "flask" weighs between 50 and 100 tons. They're made up of 15 inch thick welded steel, a lead interior liner that's up to six inches of lead inside. The Dept of Energy isn't clear on what's beyond that, but some have noted that there's an interior cask of steel, six inches or so thick, and the spent fuel contained in concrete to prevent theft within that. For all its size, each cask only transports about 2 tons of spent material.
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Snow protection for Rail Fans?
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That Caboose is a Government Caboose,and I bet somebody watching you.
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Ixnay on the snow comment...Union Pacific moves quite a bit of this "STUFF" on a daily basis, throughout their system.
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I could stare at this picture for hours. It is an amazing site. I guess it must have felt quite weird standing there and watching this special delivery.
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What's with the Gons in between ?
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Regulations require one car separation between the last powered locomotive and the first car with hazardous material. I am guessing that weight distribution could also be in question here.
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