Committee for Tank Cars
Chair: William Constantino, GM Leasing, Union Tank Car Company
The Committee for Tank Cars (RSICTC) is a standing committee of RSI that addresses issues of importance to tank car builders and owners. The committee regularly reviews tank car requirements through its membership on the AAR Tank Car Committee and remains at the forefront of the latest research to improve tank car safety. RSICTC represents the tank car manufacturers in federal, legislative and regulatory matters. In addition, the committee jointly sponsors with AAR, the RSI/AAR Tank Car Safety Research Project. The Tank Car Committee has two subcommittees, the Engineering/Technical and the Railroad Service Relations Subcommittees.
Note: Membership on this committee is restricted to companies engaged in the manufacture, ownership, or leasing of railroad tank cars.
Publications and Activities
Each year, the RSI/AAR Tank Car Safety Research Project develops a publication on Railroad Tank Cars and the transport of hazardous materials. It lists statistics and information on tank car safety standards.
View 2009 RSI/AAR Tank Car Safety Publication
In early 2010 the RSICTC responded to a Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Titled PHMSA-2009-0289, this possible rulemaking
proposes to allow tank cars that exceed the maximum capacity and gross weight on rail limitations to operate in rail service upon approval from the Federal Railroad Administration Associate
Administrator for Safety.
View RSICTC PHMSA Statement 2009-0289
RSI Contact: Thomas D. Simpson