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Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A train containing [one] or more cars of PIH [poison inhalation hazard] or TIH [toxic inhalation hazard] material, such as anhydrous ammonia, ammonia solutions, spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste, or containing 20 car loads, or intermodal portable tank loads, of any combination of other hazardous materials (e.g., crude oil).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Train constitué d'un wagon ou de plus d'un wagon de produits [toxiques à l'inhalation comme l']ammoniac anhydre, [l]'ammoniac en solution, [les] combustibles nucléaires usés ou [les] déchets hautement radioactifs, ou de 20 wagons complets ou citernes intermodales portables complètes de toute combinaison d'autres matières dangereuses (p. ex., pétrole brut).

Spanish

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