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Oil Skimming Solution Keeps National Railway Running Year Round

Posted by Ken Gray on Jan 25, 2016 08:36:00 AM

A North American railway that prides itself on environmental responsibilityESS Enclosed Oil Skimming System recently worked with an engineering firm to design a new wastewater treatment facility for one of its refueling stations in British Columbia. The design challenge required a careful balance of meeting the railway’s commitment to environmental sustainability, while still being able to operate in severe weather conditions – even temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Removing Oil and Fuel from Wastewater and Stormwater at Rail Yards

Posted by Guy Flynn on Mar 17, 2015 00:23:00 PM

Emission control and waste management among top priorities for railroad industry today

Oil removal in the railroad industryOn February 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first U.S. railway chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight. 

Key facts about the first U.S. railway include:

  • The Tom Thumb steam engine was designed by Peter Cooper
  • The first railroad track was only 13 miles long
  • Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of...
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