Pete
As a matter of fact, I do know a little about the Yak
Fat Rate Case, but it goes back to the 50's. It
started as a practical joke with industrial traffic
managers. I believe it began with Rath Packing Co at
Waterloo, IA. Old man Rath was on the IC Board of
Directors and made no secret of his dislike of
regulation by the ICC. Much to everyones surprise, the
ICC give approval of a rate on Yak Fat, Yak Butter,
and other Yak By-products, NOIBN (I just had to throw
that in! I've been waiting all week to do that), from
Waterloo to points in eastern states. An IC Iowa
Division Trainmaster filled me in on the case, many
years ago. That was Back in the days when I had the
Operating Dept. idea that all traffic men were nuts.
Of course, now I know that SOME are not!
John
--- PSHedgpeth@a... wrote:
> Russ: RE: FRMPO...I never would have guessed
it...I
> was going to
> guess...Full Retail Manufacturer's Price
> Option...Don't know what this would
> have to do with any railroad, but after several
days
> of "All night Meister
> Brau Showcase"..anything is possible.
>
> I was always amazed when my Freight Claims duties
> took me into the world of
> Tarriff's and pricing...what an arcane, sometimes
> bizzare world it was...Do
> you remember the YAK FAT flap of sometime in the
> 1970's...This might make a
> good thread...You might remember it since you
seem
> to have knowledge in the
> area...let's see what John Mitchell comes up
> with....
>
> John....tell us if you know about the YAK FAT
> thing....This is a real thing
> guys..Anyone particpating in the railroad tariff
> world when it came up will
> surely remember it.
>
> Pete
>
>
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