Burlington Northern Santa Fe tank car No. 99911 is a training car used within BNSF’s Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER) program across the railroad’s system. The tank car is considered one of the premier rail training cars in North America. It is equipped with valves and fittings common to tank cars, is equipped with three high-pressure tank car housings and has numerous low-pressure valve sets on top and bottom. The car can also simulate leaks from onboard water tanks, generators and air compressor equipment. All in all, it’s a great hands-on hazmat training tool! Here the car is tucked in behind the power traveling eastbound through Tehachapi Pass at Bealville, California, on March 14, 2005.
