Re: (erielack) How are SIT cars routed to their final destinations?

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

Jeff,

Great question. I'm sure I have this written down somewhere, but it was
easier to check with Ed Zech, as I needed to ask him something else anyway.
SIT cars coming out of Solvay initially destined Scranton or Elmira had a
"dummy" or "movement only" waybill routing the car to the agent at that
yard, and carried error code 64 indicating that customer info was missing.
The YM also received a list of SIT car numbers. Once the lading was sold, a
new, complete waybill was created showing shipper and consignee as if the
car was being shipped right from Solvay, and the error code was removed.

This differed somewhat from carloads of lumber or perishables sent east from
Oregon and California without an actual consignee. In these cases, the
listed consignee was invariably a broker. These cars required a consignee as
all were potential interchange candidates.

Paul B

 

Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 18:53:03 -0400

From: Jeffrey Mutter <jwmutter_@_comcast.net>

Subject: (erielack) How are SIT cars routed to their final destinations?

 

Hello Everyone,

 

I'm developing the paperwork for trains 211/212 and have a question about
waybills.  I understand from this list and the consists that many of the
soda ash cars from Solvay were billed to the Scranton agent, where the cars
were stored until the loads were sold.

 

How did the Scranton agent amend the waybill when the load was sold and the
car released?  Was the original waybill altered to show the new consignee?
Or was a new waybill created?  If a new waybill, was the shipper listed as
the Scranton agent or Solvay?

 

Thanks in advance!

Jeff Mutter

http://home.comcast.net/~jwmutter

 



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