Hi Folks,
I have a question about private-owner cars (e.g. leased tank cars) and how they were operated circa 1950.
Let us suppose that Food Machinery & Chemical (FMC) has a factory that produces phosphoric acid.
Let us also suppose that FMC ships the acid to Proctor & Gamble (P&G) for the manufacture of laundry soap.
Would the acid have been shipped in cars leased by FMC, or in cars leased by P&G?
Generically, if a company owned or leased freight cars, would they be used only for outbound shipments, or would they also be used for inbound raw materials?
A secondary example would be the fact that Swift & Co. owned stock cars. How would they have been used? [E.g. Farmer sells his cattle to Swift, so Swift has their car sent to the loading point so that Mr. Farmer can put his stock on the Swift car???]
Thanks,
-Jeff Aley