3.4.1 3.4a Knowledge Check 15


A rail car contains 5,000 gallons of Hydrochloric acid with a net weight of more than 30,000 pounds. Is this rail car carrying hazardous substance, for the purposes of transportation?
1. A. No, Hydrochloric acid is not found in either Tale 1 or 2 of Appendix A. 2. B. Yes, Hydrochloric acid is found in Table 1 of Appendix A, the RQ is 5,000 pounds, and the rail car is one package that exceeds the stated RG quantity. 3. C. No, while Hydrochloric acid is found in Table 1 of Appendix A, the RQ is 50,000 pounds and the net weight of the one rail car is not exceeded. 4. D. No, hydrochloric acid is not found in Table 2 to Appendix A.