Wilmington-based rail car manufacturer Vertex Railcar Corp. has received certification to make tank cars and supply them to the North American market. The Association of American Railroads gave Vertex an M-1002 Initial Certification that “covers new, general service non-pressurized tank cars built to new US Department of Transportation DOT-117 specifications.”
The certification amounts to a formal facility approval that has allowed Vertex to begin making the DOT-117 cars, for which the company had already received orders. The car’s design was developed to address safety concerns related to old tank cars that will have to be retrofitted or retired.
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