Canadian Pacific Tanker Car CTC-111A - CP Railway - Toronto

Canadian Pacific train hauling 98 fuel tankers of crude oil traveling eastbound through Toronto. Recorded at Barlett Avenue level crossing in Toronto on July 29, 2014 at 11:43am.

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In rail transport, the U.S. DOT-111 tanker car, also known as the CTC-111A in Canada is a type of unpressurized tank car in common use in North America. Tanks built to this specification must be circular in cross section, with elliptical, formed heads set convex outward. They have a minimum plate thickness of 11.1 mm and a maximum capacity of 34,500 US gallons (131,000 L; 28,700 imp gal). Tanks may be constructed from carbon steel, aluminum alloy, high alloy steel or nickel plate steel by fusion welding.

The Lac-Mégantic derailment disaster of July 6, 2013 was caused by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway. A runaway train made up of 72 of these cars crashed and ruptured. The result was a catastrophic explosion of their cargo which was Bakken formation light crude oil.

The large fire resulted in massive casualties, and more than 30 buildings in the town's centre were obliterated, roughly half of the downtown area.

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