[VanShuyten]

How much crude is carried in one railway tank car?

[bert]

< 50,000 gallons

[CMailBag]

My GUESS is about 30,000 gallons.

[alfa6]

The rail cars that I deal with at my job are about 22,000 gallon capacity.

That assumes that they are filled to the top of the hatch.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[NCC-1701]

From Wiki:

A DOT-111 tank car, specification 111A100W1, constructed by fusion welding carbon steel. This car has a capacity of 30,110 US gallons (113,979 L; 25,071.8 imp gal), a test pressure of 100 psi (690 kPa), a tare weight of 65,000 pounds (29,500 kg) and a load limit of 198,000 pounds (89,800 kg).