Deggesty BaltACD Deggesty jeffhergert Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restricted Interchange Car - See Official Guide". Is this the Official Guide to freight railroads? I suspect Jeff meant 'Equipment Register'. UMLER is the computer accessable Equipment Register. I agree.
BaltACD Deggesty jeffhergert Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restricted Interchange Car - See Official Guide". Is this the Official Guide to freight railroads? I suspect Jeff meant 'Equipment Register'. UMLER is the computer accessable Equipment Register.
Deggesty jeffhergert Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restricted Interchange Car - See Official Guide". Is this the Official Guide to freight railroads?
jeffhergert Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restricted Interchange Car - See Official Guide".
Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restricted Interchange Car - See Official Guide".
Is this the Official Guide to freight railroads?
I suspect Jeff meant 'Equipment Register'. UMLER is the computer accessable Equipment Register.
I agree.
Or it could have meant this (PDF download file).
From this page, full of useful information:
http://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/pricing-and-tools/index.html
BaltACD Deggesty jeffhergert Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restrictred Interchange Car - See Official Guide". Other cars don't appear to have any such stenciling, but it's hard to see on many cars. Where it appears, is the end wells of a multi-well car. Jeff Is this the Official Guide to freight railroads? I suspect Jeff meant 'Equipment Register'. UMLER is the computer accessable Equipment Register.
Deggesty jeffhergert Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restrictred Interchange Car - See Official Guide". Other cars don't appear to have any such stenciling, but it's hard to see on many cars. Where it appears, is the end wells of a multi-well car. Jeff Is this the Official Guide to freight railroads?
jeffhergert Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restrictred Interchange Car - See Official Guide". Other cars don't appear to have any such stenciling, but it's hard to see on many cars. Where it appears, is the end wells of a multi-well car. Jeff
Where possible to see, some other BNSF well cars have the same stencil. One of the Trailer-Train well cars has a stencil that says "Restrictred Interchange Car - See Official Guide".
Other cars don't appear to have any such stenciling, but it's hard to see on many cars. Where it appears, is the end wells of a multi-well car.
Jeff
Johnny
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Paul_D_North_Jr As I understand it (which is not a terribly well-informed basis), non-interchange cars can be accepted by another railroad if there is a specifc agreement to that effect, which would supersede the general rules on interchange. The concept is that an interchange car can run anyplace that will accept its "Plate" clearance diagram, and all railroads are required to accept it on that basis. However, while non-interchange cars can run on their home railroads based on that railroad's internal rules, the other railroads are not required to accept them. But they may choose to accept them by agreement. Or something like that. Others here - like PNWMAC - can correct or supplement my explanation as appropriate. - PDN.
As I understand it (which is not a terribly well-informed basis), non-interchange cars can be accepted by another railroad if there is a specifc agreement to that effect, which would supersede the general rules on interchange. The concept is that an interchange car can run anyplace that will accept its "Plate" clearance diagram, and all railroads are required to accept it on that basis. However, while non-interchange cars can run on their home railroads based on that railroad's internal rules, the other railroads are not required to accept them. But they may choose to accept them by agreement.
Or something like that. Others here - like PNWMAC - can correct or supplement my explanation as appropriate.
- PDN.
Murphy SidingWouldn't / shouldn't there be a rule in place that says the stencil needs to be changed when the status is changed? If not, what's the point in stenciling the info on the car?
Folks assigning the next load to the car might (possibly) look at the computer first, but if they are half a continent away a small stencil painted on the side of a car will not be visible. Often these sort of things applied for a relatively short-lived captive service, or when the car is brand new, or until the railroad agrees to join a general equipment pool.
For better or worse, sometimes the central office will assume paperwork or computer data is correct despite what everybody in the field is actually seeing. They think "what does a conductor with 20 years experience know; I have a new degree and he is just being insubordinate" like EHH seems to have preached.
Murphy Siding cx500 The status of the car has probably changed, and if so, updated in UMLER. Painting out a superseded stencil on the car is not likely to happen, except by vandals. Locating a car, and assigning a carman with suitable paint, costs money and increases the operating ratio. Wouldn't / shouldn't there be a rule in place that says the stencil needs to be changed when the status is changed? If not, what's the point in stenciling the info on the car?
cx500 The status of the car has probably changed, and if so, updated in UMLER. Painting out a superseded stencil on the car is not likely to happen, except by vandals. Locating a car, and assigning a carman with suitable paint, costs money and increases the operating ratio.
The status of the car has probably changed, and if so, updated in UMLER. Painting out a superseded stencil on the car is not likely to happen, except by vandals. Locating a car, and assigning a carman with suitable paint, costs money and increases the operating ratio.
Wouldn't / shouldn't there be a rule in place that says the stencil needs to be changed when the status is changed? If not, what's the point in stenciling the info on the car?
Check UMLER on the car before making any final decision.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
PDN has it correct. A freight car designed to meet AAR Freight Car interchange design standards. must be accepted in interchange if the car is mechanically sound and its height doesn't exceed clearance for the intended route. A car that does not meet some aspect of the standard is considered an "agreement car that the receiving carrier has the right to refuse.
A good example is the articulated well cars in the video. Interchange cars are expected to be handled and switched including being humped. Their underframes are designed to handle that impact. Articulated well cars while very robust do not meet that standard since those cars are normally not humped.
Charlie Powell
It may be a BNSF Haulage-rights container train, definitely operated by CSX crews and may use CSX power to the North Baltimore intermodal center.
With abandonment by HH of the Hub-and-Spoke CoF system, CSX's N. Baltimore had huge excess capacity. So CSX offered it to both UP and BNSF as an eastern intermodal terminal, and BNSF took the opportunity.
Someone else can describe the route and crew-change points. Also how CSX gets its share of the revenue.
Watching a video of a container train and had a question. As the last car goes by, the camera operator pans and follows the end. The last car is a BNSF well car, and a sign near the car end states "Non-Interchange Car, See Equipment Register". If it's not for interchange, what's it doing on CSX tracks? Are there exceptions to the interchange rules?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-0I4b_NBTI @ 10:07
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