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All claims for wheels and axles furnished to replace those broken, also for cars damaged or destroyed, should, l)e sent to Mr. Hekbbrt Wallib, Mecluiniml Superintendent, Montreal, for the Orand Trunk Division, and to Mn. C. K. DoMviLLE, Mechanical Superintendent, Hamilton, for the Oreat Western Division; to whom please supply reports of this Company's cars damaged or destroyed on' your line. JOSEPH HICKSON, J Uen'l, Manager Orand Trunk R'y; r"' hs^ ^ FUBMUHXD BT THB lUlLBOAO OABBTTB, 78 BrOADWAT, H. Y. ^u ^ %: ^ / •t ?- % ' > f / / ■ .-■ ■ / ■ r * # \ . ,'■ ' « .) r «-, ... '. <•.„ . '•-»...,>,.„_". % * ' ■■V-_._ _ .^_ -. ' <• - - ... ■ '• A ' • " • ' *g '■ . k ' . \ 4 ,• . M ,■ \ .■ * A-ft <• t ^ - --"- * ; \ ■ ^' ^ ^\-^i ■ > ■ I- r ■ #. CODE OF RULES GOVERNING TH£ CONDITION OF, AND REPAIRS TO, FREIGHT CARS FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF TRA>FIC" ■■■-.*•' • '"^"' Adopted by the '\Jff aster Car-Builders' AssociAT^bjy. If vised at Niagara Falls, N. Y., June, 1886. V ' GENERAL. ^ Rule 1 — ^Each Railway Company shall give to foreign cars, while on it^ line, the same care as to oiling and packing that it gives to its own cars. , ^ . DELIVERING AND RECEIVIN4J CARS iT INTERCHANGE POINTS. Rule 2 — Cars mtl# tt^ delivered in good ruiitpi „ ., returned in as good g4^|]:.■ 60,000 40,000 " 30,000 " ' (or less). « « 31 " 2J « » \ '. Is le re # DEFECTS OF MODNTiyO WHEELS ON A^LES. j. Loose wheel. ^1 k. Out of gauge, or wheels that measure les^ than 4 feet 5 inches or more than 4 feet 5\ inches Hetween flanges, or less than 5 feet 4 inches over treads, i -E3 \ / r V ^ AJ Cars may be refused if their wheels more than 4 feet 5x inches here, or les^ than 5 feet 4 inc hes here^ ' -^^3- OTHER DEFECTS. I. Brakes in bad order. m. Brake Wheels, steps, ladders or running boards in bad order, or insecurely fastened, u. Drawbars or attachments in ibad order. ■ o. Draft sills or draft timbers spliced. , 'p. Intermediate or outside sills recently spliced in. a manner not prescribed by the Rules. q. Leaky roofs on i^erchandise or grain ears. r. Doors which are* not sufficient protection against fire or storms. ^^ ' «. Special or general defects of bodies or trucks, which ren- der cars unsafe to run. Kt^LK 4— A car with defects which do not render it unsafe to run must be accepted, but in such cases the Company to whom such car is oflEered may require that a defect card shall be securely attached to the car, preferably on the inside of cross-tie timlier. ^ t Defect cuds, lue of. Defect card*, Fpnn of. f Haking iep«in noted by deftet ckids BefectlTe loofii, le- ei . Cf -J V ■t Rule 11— Ift the case of cars belongitrg to private parties or I J;^*«> corporations, dther than Railway Coirii)anie8, or that are not «'««'"«'• Scared for or controlled by a railroad company, the repairs of such ' parts as fail under fair usage, or from faulty construction, may be made by Rail^ifay Cbmpanies, and shall be paid for by the owners. BILLS -FOR WHEEL AND* AXLE WORK. Wheels and Rule 12— Bills rendered for wheels and axles shall be in ac- ^^j-^«^-~ cordance with the following schedule of prices f or-material, with , for. ' the proper debits and credits ; One 30-inch wheel (or less). . . One axle. 10 00 ■? 00 4 00 and with an additional charge of $1.50 for all labor, for each pair of wheels and axle removed from the truck. If new wheels and • axles are substituted for aeoond-iiand wheels and axles, proper charges and credits shall be allQwed, although such substitutiom be made on account ^j^y one loose or defective wheel, or a. • defective axle. ^M'^ ^ • Rule 13— Bill^for wheej^ and axle work shall be in the fol- lowing form: ^ Wheels and axles, fonn of blUs. A.. f)- I' . f^ •s ■■'•^ 'I I I '■ .-- ■ I ' I , .j,\.- "b I ■§ a, I- S * ^-' .^ e f t > \ / u Si": 5! \ I Sa B.' V 1 s 2 ys 11 -^Z3' V Bills for wlieel and a5cle work must iitalfe specific mention of each wheel and axle removed or applied: Bills which do not embody all the information called for by the headings of the^ columns, may ])e declined until Hiade to con- form to the requirements of the rulfe. Jf no marks are found on, wheels or axles removed, a notation to that effect must he mi^de on face of bill. ,^> * », Rule 1-1 — In noting on bills the cause of removal of wheels add axles, the following terms shall be used : \ - Worn Flat — Flat spots exceeding 2 J inches in length or diameter. Care must lie taken to distinguish this defect ftt)m '" slid flat." . JTom Flange — Flanges le8sj;han 1 inch thick, ^r having flat vertical slirface extending more than | inches from the tread. Cracked Plate— Cracks in plate wlien not extending through hab to axle. Length of^ crack must be stated. Oacked Hub — Cracks extending from axle outwardly through, hub. Length of crack must be^tated. 1 Cracked Brackets — Bills should state the number of brackets cracked. " * " ' ' '*' Broken in pieces — ' ^ - . Shelled Out — Wheels with treads defective on account* of circular pieces shellmg out, leaving round flat spots, deepest at the edge, with a raised centre. ^ \yheels must not be condemned from this caiisd, unless the spots are over 2J inches in length or diameter, or are so numerous aa to endaugei^ the safety of the whejel. ' Loose Whg^f^ Out of (ratige — Bills should state the variation from limits prescribed in Eule 3. ♦ - , Small Journal — Journal smaller thaii prescribed by Rule.3- Diameter of journal must be stated. ^ ftEPAIRING AND SETTLING FOR FOREIGN . CARS. Rule 15 — Foreign cars if damaged shall be promptly repaired by the Company causing the damage ; sUch repairs shall be WhMis uid axle*, ternM to benied in rendering bills. •'i\.' Foreiff|i cars dam- repairing. \ \ t ■ #■ ■ '■L Precautions in moanting Wheels. Spliced Splii ■ms. , ■ ^ ^ • . . 10 ■■ - V .. ■ ■ ■**'■-. ■ . ■■' ^ ''-_ , thoroughly made^ and the work shall conform in detail to the original construction (provided it can be deterihined from the car It'self), and with the same quality of material originally used; nc*^ standard parts may, however, be used if agreed to.; KufcE 16— Wheels on the same axle must be of the same circumference. • New Wheels must not be mated with second-hand wheels. Prick-punching or shimming the wh^^el iit must not be allowed. -^ * . Wheels applied must be marked on inside with dateof appli- catioQi^ * The wheel seats of foreign axles must not be reduced to tit wheelsj but th6 wheels must be bored to ^t axles. Rule IT— The sills other than centre sills to wliich di:aw tim- bers are attached, may be spliced once and held by three f-inch bolts, as shown below. .» * Repairing can witli 'fit mate Repairing can with wrong materials, defect cards -Foreign cars destroyed, repairing, etc. I The splice may be located either side of body bolster, but the nearest point q\ any splice must not be ,within 12 inches of same. Rule 18— Any CoiA|fny repairing foreign cjirs with wrong mateml, and not in con^iance with Rules 15, 16 and 17, shall be Kable for the cost of changing such car to the original standard, or to the requirements of Rule 17. Rule 19— A Company using wrong materials in such repairs, shall place upon the car, at the time and place that the wqrk is done, a defect card, which defect card shall pass the car ba(^ to the owning road. Rule 20— When either the bodies or trucks of cars are Jfetroyfed on a foreign road, the owners must be notified imme- diately^ • V ■■'.■,'■ 7 ;.\ : \ ■ . ■-'; -^ "■'- .- - />^--^-- -^ ^ -~- ■ -- '■ »» » ■. : : 7 ' ' •"'" .a- basis of settlement. (( (( 11 The Company destroying bodies or trucks shall have its option j whether to rebuild or settle for same. ' i Rule 21— If the Companj^ destroying the car elects to rebuild, FcH^i«n either body or trucks, or both, the original plan of construction rebuudin^, mist be followed, and the original kind and quality of materials i doing wori. used The rebuilding must be completed withm 60 days from i the original date of damage or destruction. In such cases no allowance shall be made for bettemaents. -* , Rule 22^The settlement'pricesior new ^iws^and trucks shall Ip^ be as follows : . , Box car, eight-wheel, 32 feet long and over . . ......... . $450 00 • « " under 32 feet long..., •-• • 430 00 Stock car, eight-wheel 32 feet long and.over " "to- on Stock car, eight-wheel, under 32fedt long t:^ ^^ ' Gondola car, eight-^heel, Droj^tom, 20 tons or over 400 00 <; « ' '« V . 15 " or less. 37o 00 hop^r bottom, 25 tons or over 450 00 u / 20 " (Jver 425 00 , « 15 " Jess. 400 00 plain, 32 feet long or over .... 350 00 plain, under 32 feet 325 00 Flat car, eight-wheel, plain, 32 feet long or over 300 00 « «' ' "under 32 feet 290 00 Box car, four-wheel. .. ....... v oL On Coal car, four-wheel, ordinary • ^^^ ^/ Gondola car, four-wheel, drop bottom -WU uu Trucks, car, four-wheel, 1 pair. 200 00 Depreciation due to age ehaU be estiaaated at 6 per cent, per annunt, upon the yearly depreciated value of bodies and trucks, provided, however, that allowances for depreciation shall m no case exceed 60 per cent of the value new. ■ Refrigerator cars and other freight cars designed for special purposes, not specifically referred to^above, shall be settled for at special rates, as may be agrefMi to by the parties in interest, but the deduction for depreciation due to age shall be on tlie same basis as for Regular freight equipment cars. {<- "A il0-"" w Foreign cars destroyed, retaming tmcka. - ■^." . ■t <>••.■ Fnmlghlng materia^. Bills for work done, basis. Leased cars, treatment of In bilis. ■ 12 '■ RcLB 23-r-lf only the body of a car is destroyed anii the Companj^estroying it elects to return the trucks, they shall be put in good order and delivered free of freight or other charges to the nearest point on the road o"f the Company owning thp car. FURNISHING MATERIAL AND BILLING WORK DONE. Rule 24 —Companies shall promptly furnish to each other upon requisition, and forward free ovier their own road, ijiaterial for repairs of their cars injured upon foreign lines. Requisitions for such material shall state that it is for repairs of cars, and give numbering arid lettering of such cars when possible. Rule 25 — Bills for work done on defect cards or for material furnished on requisition shall be on the basis of the following charges and credits : ' . ' Material. Cast Iron per lb. Malleable Iron " Bolts, Nuts and Forgings Cast Steel " Brass Journal Bearings " Phosphor BroBze Bearings! " Pine (Yellow, White or Norway) jier ft. Oak " Labor per hr. ^ 1 Box or Stock Car, Side Door 1 Box 05 Stock Car, End .Door Xo percentage to be added for either niaterial or labor. MISCELLANEOUS. Rule 26 — In' rendering bills leased cars shall be treated as belonging to Railway Companies whose name or initials they bear. \ ' ' =^ A^ \ 13 le 36 es r. IS Rule 27*-'EMPb mutual advantage of Railway Coiiipanies intei-ested, tlie settlehient for a car damaged or destroyed on a private track shall be assumed by the Railway Company deliver- ing the car upon such track. Rule 28 — Any Ra,ilway Company may become a party to this Code of Rules by giving notice through one of its General Officers to the Secretary of the Master Car-Builders' Association. Atiy Railway Company which is a party to this Code of Rules shall be bound by same through its successive revisions, until one of its general officers files with the Secretary of the Master Car-Builders' Association its notification of withdrawal. Acceptance or rejection of this Code of Rules must be as a whdle, and no exception to an individual rule or rules shall be valid. - lluLE 29 — The Executive Committee of the Master Car- Builders' Association shall receive and consider all changes, amendments and additions to this Code of Rules which may be proposed to them during the year, and shall report all such pro- posals to the Association at the time 6f the Annual (Convention and revision, with their recommendations in reference to same. In case of any dispute or question arising under these rules the same may, by mutual consent, be referred to the Executive Committee, whose duty it shall be to decide the case. This decision shall be final and binding upon 811 parties concerned. RuLfi 30 — In the revision of these Rules by the Association, each Railway Company shall be entitled to one vote for each 1000 8-wheel cars (or major part thereof) owned, or in process of purchase. Two 4-wheel cars shall count as one 8-wheel car. A two-thirds vote shall be necessary for adoption. Rule 31— Tliis Code of Rules shall take effect August 1, 1886, and shall be introduced for, discussion and revision at one session of the "Master Car-Builders' Association Convention each year. Care destroyed on prirate eiding*, aettlement for. Conditlona of paitici- >^^ pation in Code of Rules. . Rules, revia- ion of, ' duties of Kxecntive Committee, M. C. B. Aas'n. ^Rulee,reTi8- ion of baeia of voting. Itu'ei), in effect Aug. iBt, 1880. N ^ 14 LIST OF RAILROAD COMPANIES Which have Adopted the Codb; of Kulbs GovEBNlNC^ tHE COXD^TION OF, AJSTD KepAIBS TO, FbEIG|HT CarS FOB THE ~ InTEECHANGE OF Tkaffic. be made of cipde. \/ the Atchison, Topeka & Sanfa F4. Baltimore and Ohio. Boston & Albany. Boston & Maine. Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & BuflEalo, New YorJcA PhJla. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Nortliem. Canada Southern. Central Iowa. Central Vermont. Champaign & Havana. Chesapeake, Ohio & South- western. Chesapeake & Ohio. Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. Chicago, Rock Island «fe Pacific. Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsbui-g. Chicago, St Louis & Western. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. Chicago & Alton. The folloioing is as complete d list as can now the companies loJdch have adopted the (move names of any railroad companies tvhich har^e adopked the\ules are not included in the following kst, the oncers of such compa- nies are requested to notify the Secretary of thej Master Car- Builders' Assdciation, so that tJie kames of iuch companies may be included in the list hereafter : v - , / 1 Chicago & Crranja Trunk. Chicago & Iowa Cincinnati,; Waediin^ton & Bal- timore. X Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin- nati & Indianapolis. ClevelandJ Mt. Yerfion& Del- aware. / Cleveland & Marietta. Cincinnati Southern. Connecticut River., Cunlberland Valley. Delawal-e, Lackawanna & West- ern. Delaware & Hudson Clnal Co. Detroit, Grand Haven & Mil- waukee. Detroit, Lansing & Northern. Des IV^oines & Fort Dodge. East jTennessee, Virginia ife Gedrgia. Fitchburg. Flint & Pere Marquette. Grand! Trunk & Great Western Division. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe. / i / f* - i ■■ 'j'-^::-. ,. i »ii j :f < t «a ! g a gi g ta4 ' i-yL! gE -^^ 15 / \- ; i Hannibal & St Jqsephv Hartford & Connecticut West- em. -. , Housatonic. Houston & Texas Central..-* Illinois Central. Indiana, Blopmington & West- em. Indianapolis & St. Louis. Intercolonial of Canada. International & Great North- ern. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf. Kansas City, St. Joseph '& Council Bluff. 1 Lake Erie & Western. Lake Shore & S|ichigan ^outh- ern. - '• /' Lehic^h VaUe^. I / liouisville, Lv^sville/ & St. Louia I / Louisville, New Albpiy & Chi- cago. . / LouisYille & Nashville. Maine Central. / Marquette, Houghton & On- tonagon. Mexican Central. Micliigan Central. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western. Missouri Pacific. Minneapolis & St. Louis. Minnesota & Northwestern. New York Central & Hudson River. New York Citv & Northern. New York, Chicago & St. Louis. New York, Lake Erie & West- em. ^"\^ - New York, New Ha,ven '& Hartford. New York, Ontario & Westerp. New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio. ^ New York, West Shore & Buf- falo. New York & New England. New York, Susquehanna & Western. Norfolk & Western. Northern Pacific. Old Colony. ' Ohio & Mississippi. / Ogdensburgh &; L^ke Cham- plain. / Pennsylvania Company. Pennsylvania Pailm)ad. Pennsylvania & /New York Canal and Kailroad Co. Peoria, Decatur & Evansville. Petersburg. I Pittsburg, Cinciiinati & 'St.? Louis. Pittsburg & Lake Erie. Philadelphia & Beading. Providence & Worcester. Richmond, Pred^ricksburg & Potomac. I Richmond & Danl^ille. Rochester & Pittsburg. Rome, Watertow^ & Ogdens- burg. ' ■ St. (Paul & Dulttth. St. i Joseph & Grai^d Island. Saginaw Valley & St. Louis.^ Seaboard & Roanc^e. Shenango & Allegheny. Sqluthem Central. T^rre Haute & Indianapolis. Tfexas. Pacific. 'foledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis. Toronto, Gray & Bruce. Troy & Boston. . Union Pacific. Virginia Midland. Western Car Co. Western Maryland. Wilmington, Columbus & Au- gusta. Wilmington & Northern. Wilmington & Weldon. Wisconsin Central. ' West Jersey. - ' SmWi liSi h ifa iff ffiii'it'TTt III 'aihl mypT^ s'-ma^^^ f_ fengFfcrgamtegfe fejft ' ' aiJa ' \. -/" '\ . • / ' "■' '' V^ - * '••-T — - % "■■"'•' • •* - ■ ■;'■'. \" _«. '» \ -~^''- -_ :. ■ » ^. V-' V ■"■ ■*? ^ ■ A * * f a _ >_ : ■ ' . ^ " . - ,1 ^■r-...,. ,^ ,■ .-■;.,..■ . .■ /. ...:.. .■ ■- -■ ::. ■•■ . t ■»" ■4'"- "- ; ; «. f * ■ •e