Hi Duncan.
The RI shippers list will tell you the industry is on another RR, but
not if there is a reciprocal arrangement.
As a general statement, most any midsize city with 3 or more
railroads, most industries had reciprocal switching arrangements, it
was to the individual industries advantage. the only exceptions,
sometimes, were small businesses on the outskirts of a city, where
the home road could keep the competing railroads away.
ted
At 11:37 AM 10/5/2011, you wrote:
>Thank you Doug for some good leads. I'll give them a try.
>I'd noticed the reference on Rob's site, but looking for lists from
>the other roads wasn't something that had occurred to me.
>Duncan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Douglas Harding
>
> Duncan, Ted Schnepf of Rails Unlimited has reproduced several Railroad
> Shipper Guides, also known as Industry Guides. A look at his website will
> give you an idea an idea of what to look for and an idea of the various
> titles used. http://railsunlimited.ribbonrail.com/Books/shippers.html
>
> I don't believe Ted has ever done a CB&Q directory. There are also various
> websites that have variations of railroad industry lists. I know the CB&Q
> published these valuable books. And Rob Adams references one for
> his website
> on the Keokuk and Western website
> http://keokukandwesternrr.com/facilities.htm
>
> So keep looking. I have scans of several for the M&StL, and refer to them
> often.
>
> You might also look for a Shippers Guide for the other railroads in Keokuk
> as the guide would indicate if reciprocal switching was in place and where.
>
> Doug Harding
>
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