The Railroad Tanker Car is a 13,500 gallon tanker car mounted on rail tracks. This is a propane fired prop that has
six separate burners that can be ignited one at a time, in sequence or all at once.
A few of the simulations that can be produced with this prop are: a running fire that ignites away from the tank and then goes under the tank; a simulated spill at the tank that finds a remote source of ignition; a major fire with impinging flames on the tank; and a pressure relief blow off.
The very large flames and radiated heat produces a training scenario firefighters will not soon forget. Since the basic tactics for fighting tanker fires are the same be it a rail car, highway tanker
or fixed in place, this training prop has many uses and is most spectacular to see when fully operating.
The training scenarios require teamwork, coordination, large volumes of water and multiple hose teams.
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