John,
Your answer implies that the product was reforwarded
in it's original form. This was not the case. Basic grains
could be turned into flour, malt, starch, or almost any
other product. Poles could be treated. Steel pipe could
be coated and wrapped, coke could be processed into
a finer ground product.
In addition, the most critical factor, was the ability to
apply charges paid for inbound tonnage to outbound
moves. This, in many cases, brought about free or
very low revenue moves. An industry that looked to
be busy would gradually be ignored by the Railroad
and everyone would wonder why.
This also greatly influenced new car construction or
purchase. Wheat that came in loaded in old 40' box
cars started to have to move out in new, expensive
Airslides. At times the Traffic Department could get
what the customer wanted because there was a decent
bottom line but at times this was not the case and the
cars would not be provided.
Quaker Oats was considered one of the main culprits
in the eyes of the CB&Q and BN.
My first contract with CB&Q agency procedeures was
in 1964 and has continued to this day, Only reference
I ever heard to "Slip Bills" was to empty cars.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, 02 August, 2002 09:44
Subject: [BRHSlist] No Bills
> Russ and List
>
> Just so we all understand "Storage in Transit, The
> Freight Traffic Redbook, which is the definitive
> authority on these matters defines "Storage in
> Transit" thusly: "The stopping of freight traffic at a
> point located between the point of origin and
> destination to be stored and reforwarded at a later
> date".
>
> "Stopping in Transit" is defined as: "The holding of a
> shipment by the carrier on the order of the owner
> after the transportation movement has started and
> before it is completed".
>
> John D. Mitchell, Jr.
>
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