12-02-2010, 09:48 PM
Gary S Wrote:I'll hope that Brakie and the other real railroaders will chime in for more help, but what I understand is that the Southern flat car could be used only if the load was headed back towards the home road. The Southern car couldn't be confiscated and sent even further from its owner. Ditto for the Frisco car.
As for payment, I haven't a clue!
The Southern and Frisco get paid for every day that car is on another road's rails. If the IC did use those empties to ship the loads, wherever they may be destined, the Frisco and Southern would receive per diems on those loads, from whichever road they are on.
-Dave