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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:00:59 AM EDT
This was in the rail yard I work in for a few days. It eventually went east to Chattanooga then parts unknown yesterday morning.
Any clue what it might be? It weighs 500,000 lbs and is on a custom 12 axle car. Running bet with the railroaders right now is either a giant salt shaker or shake weight. 
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:02:27 AM EDT
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Something heavy
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:04:00 AM EDT
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Something heavy Zing! |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:05:18 AM EDT
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Tesla coil for the new fusion reactors in area 51.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:05:28 AM EDT
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Warp core from a Galaxy class starship.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:05:40 AM EDT
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It's one of those suitcase-dirty-nuke-bombs on the way to the super secret squirrel shrinking facility.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:06:05 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask?
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:06:56 AM EDT
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The Wookies shake weight.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:06:59 AM EDT
[#8]
Wookie's Shake Weight?
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:07:36 AM EDT
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Michelle's dildo.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:07:36 AM EDT
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Is that a LaRue ring holding it in place?
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:08:06 AM EDT
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Radon 57 hyper-core cylinder. It's used in the production of antimonium gas for self sustaining energy and dark matter.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:08:21 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask? This |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:08:56 AM EDT
[#13]
Stainless heat exchanger for a reactor.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:09:02 AM EDT
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Rechargeable battery for FLOTUS' personal stimulator, which used to have guys in it with dolphins on their uniforms.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:10:04 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask? This The shipping casks I remember did not look like that. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:10:17 AM EDT
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Rail cask or reactor vessel?
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:10:22 AM EDT
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I don't know , but I think it went through Kennesaw ,Ga. this morning about 9:00.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:10:23 AM EDT
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Nuclear reactor?
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:11:29 AM EDT
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Quoted: Radioactive shipping cask? gonna go with this http://southern.railfan.net/flat/cars/loads/dodx/dodx.html |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:12:32 AM EDT
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Dickfer.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:13:23 AM EDT
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anybody who saw this thread will be dead or missing in 24 hours
Hide your dogs, and yourself, they are on the way |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:15:38 AM EDT
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Cage for mutant possum.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:17:01 AM EDT
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Here's some more:
It's a Tarp! 
more here: http://southern.railfan.net/flat/cars/loads/dodx/dodx.html wanna model one? http://www.con-sys.com/product_dodx.htm 
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:17:30 AM EDT
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<<<<<<<< Didn't see shit...
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:20:16 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask? Spent fuel cask, most likely 
Spent fuel is more radioactive than fresh fuel rods, and needs more protection. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:23:16 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask? no, it isn't. At least none of the designs I know, and I had to go to school for it. thats way too much machine work to use as a shipping container. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:23:43 AM EDT
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Russian AAA battery.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:23:56 AM EDT
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housing unit for cloverfield
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:24:48 AM EDT
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they are everywhere!!!!
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:25:44 AM EDT
[#30]
HAARP
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:25:57 AM EDT
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Large salt shaker?
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:26:34 AM EDT
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Warp core from a Galaxy class starship. My first thought. well played. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:28:12 AM EDT
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nevermind
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:28:36 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask? no, it isn't. At least none of the designs I know, and I had to go to school for it. thats way too much machine work to use as a shipping container. Don't know if DOE uses DOD rail equipment for transport. The reactors (& fuel) are decidedly different in several aspects. 
Where the pictures are taken and whether or not the loads are empty or not (look at the compression of the truck springs) tells a lot about what they are and where they are headed or from whence they came. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:29:25 AM EDT
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$20 billion air conditioner
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:30:51 AM EDT
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Since it's DOD, are the spent fuel rods from carriers and boomers?
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:35:54 AM EDT
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Since it's DOD, are the spent fuel rods from carriers and boomers? Spent fuel is stored in different places depending on where it came from. I think DoD stuff winds up getting buried in Hanford, lots of commerical is stored on site, because jackass Reid et al keep shutting down Yucca Mountain. Agree with Sylvan that the machining is in excess of what one normally sees for endcap/impact absorbers, but if the machining on something is that critical, it is not usually exposed to the elements in transit. Lots of other interesting stuff goes by truck, so my bet is on spent fuel (or spent something), with the requisite 'nuclear duty' (literally) protective cask/housing. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:37:34 AM EDT
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El chupapossums henweighdikfer
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:40:05 AM EDT
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There was a "How It's Made" episode that had a segment on spent fuel container construction; maybe could fit inside this item.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:40:38 AM EDT
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its a flux capacitor,duh
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:46:34 AM EDT
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You need pics of the symbols and placards before I can tell you. When I took my hazmat class I generally learned that I really hope I never have to respond to one, they are god awful.
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:47:27 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask? That would be my guess. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:50:53 AM EDT
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I thought they always stored spent stuff at the sites. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:52:25 AM EDT
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You need pics of the symbols and placards before I can tell you. When I took my hazmat class I generally learned that I really hope I never have to respond to one, they are god awful. Not much can bust em open. There are different limits on rates on the external surface of containers, call DOE/MERRTT and let them deal with it. Course is useful and not that hard |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:52:38 AM EDT
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Looks like the front take down pin from my next AR!!
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:53:29 AM EDT
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If it is a cask it must be for some really hot stuff (military reactor fuels).
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:53:47 AM EDT
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I thought they always stored spent stuff at the sites.
I think commercial does (unless maybe decommissioned sites?) - some .mil may keep things local, but other stuff goes to WA Low level goes to WIPP/NM, but there are smaller casks for that. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:56:00 AM EDT
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Radioactive shipping cask? That's a good guess, but unless it's a new design that I'm unfamiliar with, no. |
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:56:29 AM EDT
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Nice photoshop
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Posted: 9/10/2011 10:58:53 AM EDT
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You need pics of the symbols and placards before I can tell you. When I took my hazmat class I generally learned that I really hope I never have to respond to one, they are god awful. Not much can bust em open. There are different limits on rates on the external surface of containers, call DOE/MERRTT and let them deal with it. Course is useful and not that hard Yeah I guess I'm not really all that scared about these particular devices, but the regular HAZMAT ie chlorine etc. that shit is shipped by my house all the time on the highway and interstate. All my training tells me is to stay the fuck back and keep people back once I identify the placards. I'm Hazmat awareness, not op and I am thankful I don't jack around on the op level. |
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