Sorry to burst your bubble, but on the RAILROAD, LCL
is the standard abbrevation for less than carLOAD, CL
is the standard abbrevation for carLOAD. So says the
Freight Traffic Redbook, and every other reference on
the subject. I guess the old guys, way back, did not
know carload was not two words. BTW, the CB&Q Rules
and Instructions for Agents says it is Less than
Carload Freight, as does the CB&Q rules and
insructions for Conductors and Train Baggagemen.
John
--- Russell Strodtz <vlbg@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > LCL stands for 'less than carload' which was a
> shipping option (slow and cheap) for packaged
> freight as
> compared to Parcel Post, Motor Freight or Railway
> Express.
> >
>
> "LCL" = Less than carload lot.
>
> That's where the 2nd "L" comes from. In the current
> world of transportation
> it is now "LTL" which provides the RR's with much of
> their Intermodal
> business.
>
>
>
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