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Your question is many faceted. I assume you are talking about stored empties. Business ebbs and flos create needs for rail cars stored or in service. A lot of rail business is seasonal such as grain, coal, auto parts, perishables, etc. Since rail car owners prepare to be able to reasonably furnish shippers'needs, ebbs of the economy create surplus equipment. All of these cars have to be somewhere and if it appears that they will not be needed for a while, the owner may prefer to store them in an out-of-the-way place. Placing them on a branch line or in sidings is a good way to keep them ready for use if necessary and still be out of the way of day-to-day business. Railroads may store their own cars on their own tracks, in which case, obviously there is no charge. A car owner may wi***o lease track space from someone else. The owner of the storage track sets the amount and that may depend on where the track is, how fast the owner may need the car back, etc. Some cars may be leased by railroads other than the host carrier and stored. In that case, the only $$$ changing hands would be that of the car lease. Of course, that's not an optimum business condition, but sometimes you just can't help it. An owner should know where his cars are stored and will have received a car movement record of them. If the owner would like to verify the cars are actually there, he could contact the railroad where they are and request permission to physically inventory them. In any event, if the cars were moving without his permission, he would receive notification by the railroads moving them. Ownership is determined by reporting marks (i.e. Norfolk Southern - NS, Union Pacific - UP, etc. the same is true with intermodal trailers stored in parking lots. Hope this helps some. As with most railroad subjects, this post could go on for a long time. gdc
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