I'll try and provide some of the answers on mty cars you are asking . Keep
in mind that this applies only to "free runners" not cars assigned to
pools, in dedicated service or private marked cars.
>From my days in the "White House or G.O." in Chicago the ultimate
distribution of mtys was under the control of car distributors at the G.O.
Customers contacted agents who contacted the car distibutor. The car
distributor
then did his best to fill the car order based on priority,profitablility,
etc.
Yes an agent can tell the local crew or engine to pull an mty from one
industry and set it at another for loading. Of course the car distributor may
have had another request for the car.
The clearest example I was involved in was while working the Earlville
Turn. We spotted a new combine at Earlville for the implement company. A
couple days later the flat car was mty and we pulled it and took it directly
to
Cat in Montgomery and placed it on the loading dock that night. Next night
we pulled it as a load of Cat wheel loaders. Hows that for utilization?
At this time of year,back in the day, the Condr on locals was also his own
car distributor . Each elevator would be screaming for cars,each agent of
course sent the cries to the car distributors who had as many mtys as
possible shifted and stationed for grain loading. The classification yards
would
fill each local w/grain mtys and the Condr would be the ultimate judge of
how many cars each elevator received.
How you ask? It has to do a little bit with the payoffs left on the back
step of the w/c before the wayfreight left town. The currency was
cigarettes,booze,etc. The better the gratuity the more cars delivered.
I'm sure there's much more detail involved but thats about the extent of
my exposure on mty car allocations.
Leo Phillipp
Gentlemen,
I have learned a lot from this group so let me pose a question on the
handling of empty freight cars. I know that when shipper needs a car, he
orders
it from the nearest agent and a car is delivered, per specifications for
loading. I know that when a loaded car is deivered, there is a time limit
for the shipper to empty the car ane return it to the railroad before a late
fee is charged. I think it is our days. My questions are who directs the
pick up of the emtpy car, where is is sent and how is is accounted for by the
railroad and who actually orders an emtpy car to be delivered.
Further, can an station agent, who had a need for an empty car, simply
take one just released, inform the Traffic Deptratment (?) that he has done so
and take place said car at another local shipper?
This seems like and area many modelers overlook or do not handle properly
in our quest for realistic operations. Thank you for your assistance.
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