Thanks Dennis, Jon, and Mike. It makes more sense now. I chose Santa Fe arbitrarily from the booklet. There are 25 entries where the ATSF is the settling...
... I should probably add that reciprocal switching agreements are all about paper and money... from an operational viewpoint, there is no visible difference...
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Aug 1, 2009 3:15 pm
... But then isn't the switching railroad going to be nailed with per diem charges for the foreign road rolling stock for the days it is being loaded or...
... diem charges for the foreign road rolling stock for the days it is being loaded or unloaded?<<< No, the car remains in the account of the line-haul...
Does anyone have any information or resources on any narrow gauge railroads that interchanged with NYC and/or P&LE? My proto-freelanced Pennsylvania &...
... At the loading and unloading pts, shippers and consignees are allowed specified periods of time w/o chg to do their loading or unloading, and they...
Members of the Operations Special Interest Group (OPSIG) are pleased to announce that they will be hosting sessions on several layouts during the PNR Regional...
... By way of further explanation, what Vic is refering to (I believe) by "EQT" is Equated Tonnage or Adjusted Tonnage, which is an allowance for empty cars in...
... diem charges for the foreign road rolling stock for the days it is being loaded or unloaded?<<< ... Just to add a couple of comments to this, most of the...
... per diem if they take excess time loading or unloading.<<< Railroads paid per diem, shippers paid demurrage, and they had quite separate and distinct...
... From: "Jim Moir" <jim@...> ... The UP used a horsepower/trailing ton (hp/tt) rating for tonnage. Each train category has a hp/tt rating, some of...
Railroads were/are complex transportation systems requiring banks of computers or buildings full of clerks to move traffic efficiently. All you can expect...
... And utter boredom after a year or two.... ~~~ Best of luck with your development. I am sorry to hear that you aren't particpating in a wider development...
... Mark, you're right, reclaim was freely used to relieve the switching carrier of any financial liability. I've also seen examples where the road-haul...
Dispatcher's Office does try to publish examples of all those things and would publish more if more people sent in examples. Bill Editor DO. To get to the real...
Like others, I intend to build my own application and have started down that road. However, a quick review of what's required, and what needs to be catered for...
... <snip> Yes, that's the general idea, Jim. The final number is Equivalent Gross Tons, we call EGT for short. It's the only tonnage figure recorded on train...
I stand corrected. Bob's description of ConAgra's receipt of puree matches what General Mills receives in Vineland, NJ. Probably the same California...
Howdy, Seems all interesting but pretty complicated and usefull for the real roads. And as you in the meanwhile know I go to my target the short way ;-) On a...
James: That is fine on a 0% grade as you said, but what about mountain grades? That changes the whole dynamcis of what a train can pull. The pulling power...
... From: "J.C.L. Hoefnagel" <j.c.l.hoefnagel@...> ... Ironically they never pulled grain hoppers in real life. ... If you are using the UP's hp/tt method...
Here is a little more information in discribing how SP used to use helpers on Beaumont Hill. Dave Crammer Downey, CA It is a hot July morning with the flies,...
Ira, While operating my train length is no longer as 10 cars ( or 40 axles), so the power is enough even on grades. James C.L. Hoefnagel -- Herdecke -- Germany...
... To add to Vic's commment, "CS147" is CP "Haulage Capacity Diesel-Electric Units". On page A, Step 1 to 5 (as Vic mentioned) outline CP's method for...
... One other consideration is traffic flow. In some cases it really doesn't mattter waht the tonnage is, the train is going to get 3 units. For example an...
Brian, Commercial value is what the market will support, not what you think the product is worth. Since you have not mentioned a functional nor technical...
