High Hazardous Flammable train placards to watch for
Following the latest derailment in Mosier OR, I became even more curious to know exactly what hazardous material is in a passing oil train or truck. Taken from my LINKS page, here’s a brief summary of the most common placards:
Crude oil carries the number 1267 on the placard, and ethanol can be 1203, 3475, 1987 or 1170, depending whether it is mixed with gasoline and it’s purity.
Crude oil:
Here’s a downloadable card you can print and carry with you (and a larger version of the card).
For a COMPLETE LISTING of placard identification symbols and numbers, see the 2016 DOT Emergency Response Guidebook. (be patient – 4.8MB, large download)
Ethanol:
Placard 1203 – Basically gasoline, a blended fuel with up to 10% ethanol.
Placard 3475 – blended fuel with 11% to 94% ethanol.
Placard 1987 – Denatured fuel ethanol, 95% to 99% ethanol .
Placard 1170 – Neat ethanol, 100%.
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