RULES OF INTERCHANGE FOR RAILROAD CARS

New editions of the Field Manual and the Office Manual became effective Jan. 1, 1972. The Field Manual deals with the care and repair, responsibility for, disposition of, and interchange of freight and passenger cars. The Office Manual contains rules covering all aspects of pricing and billing for car repairs, requirements for new and rebuilt cars, and methods of settling disputes.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This manual was announced in Railway Locomotives and Cars, V146, N3, March 1972. For copies write care of J.H. Bean, Mechanical Division.
• Corporate Authors:

  Association of American Railroads

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1972-1-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Maintenance management; Passenger cars; Regulations; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041303
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Locomotives and Cars
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1973 12:00AM