Chart Industries CEO Jill Evanko told gasworld in recent months that the company will expand its railcar business after the bulk transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail was authorised in the US.
The rule – issued in June by the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in consultation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) – allows the use of cryogenic railcars to ship LNG from production plants to destinations across the US.
US-based cryogenic gas equipment manufacturer Chart Industries makes cryogenic railcars at its New Prague, Minnesota plant that can each haul 30,000 gallons of LNG, and CEO Jill Evanko says the company will expand its railcar business as a result of the rule change.
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