- 1. [BRHSlist] Dead Freight Definition (score: 1)
- Author: "herrick01" <bherrick@krausonline.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:29:19 -0600
- Hoping someone can define the term "dead freight" as used by the Q, i.e. what is the difference between "dead freight" and "empties?" Thanks, Bob Herrick -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Buy Ink Cartr
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- 2. Re: [BRHSlist] Dead Freight Definition (score: 1)
- Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:17:17 -0800 (PST)
- Bob Dead freight was freight that was not time sensitive, i.e. coal, lumber, grain, etc.. "Time" freight was meat, fruit and other perishables, livestock, and merchandise (especially LCL). John -- he
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00311.html (9,399 bytes)
- 3. Re: [BRHSlist] Dead Freight Definition (score: 1)
- Author: Ted Schnepf <railsunl@foxvalley.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:38:23 -0600
- Hi Bob, On the Milw "dead freight" would also include roller Lumber (diversion loads), coal and other low class loads that did not need to typically meet a schedule. Ted Rails Unlimited Ted Schnepf 1
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00318.html (9,694 bytes)
- 4. Re: [BRHSlist] Dead Freight Definition (score: 1)
- Author: jsteamernubes@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 20:43:14 EST
- Hi Bob: On the CNW a loaded train of dead freight, such as a coal train, was called that: a coal train heading for Black River Falls (BRF) for example was called "Barf Coal." When the train was empti
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00324.html (8,753 bytes)
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