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Re:(erielack) NKP Car Movements

This probably shows "milling in transit", whereby someone (swift) would buy the beans, seeds or grain at the origin and ship them on one rate to the destination, stopping at Franfort for milling.  The individual shipments lost their identity in milling; only the overal weights had to be accounted for by origin.  These cards were the working form for the swtch crew and were supported by complete bills odf lading prepared by Swift and given to NKP.

Randy Brown
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Hi list;

This was posted to the Steam Era Freight Cars Yahoo! List; thought some (Paul T) would enjoy some of the info contained herein...

Jim Harr
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   Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 17:20:25 -0500
   From: "william darnaby" <WDarnaby_@_worldnet.att.net>
Subject: NKP Car Movements

Ok guys...here it is.  I'm a little late because I was out of town. First, a bit of explaination.  This data was hand written on 5x7 note pad sheets by somebody in the Swift & Co traffic dept and given to the NKP.  Each sheet has a stamp "received Nickel Plate Road, date, Frankfort, IND".  I tried to use the abbreviations used on the sheets. Where "VAN" appears it refers to the PRR Vandalia lines with which the NKP had an interchange at the east end of the yard.  These cars were taken directly to the interchange.  The "xtown" indication refers, I believe, to where the load of raw beans originated.  The beans apparently arrived at Swift in Frankfort in other cars and were processed into meal and sent on.  All of the originating locations were local elevators, some on the NKP, some not.  I guess the local elevator did not have milling capability and used Swift to sell bean meal. . .  

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