--- In STMFC@..., "Jerry" <jrs060@...> wrote:

Andy, you are indeed correct that the reciprocal switching

agreements were

very common in the steam era, and that most of the arrangements

actual

involved accounting and paper work more than anything else.
It's total changed today in Chicago, due to deregulation, and

it's misleading

to look at the tariff agreements your quoiting above as applicable

during the time

period this group is interested in. In Chicago the ruling tariff

that was the law

within the switching district was IFA (Illinois Freight

Association) #22, the Chicago

Switching Tariff. And just briefly, the carrier that delivered the

car to industries

closed to reciprocal switching within the district got a portion of

the line haul rate,

not the uniform switching charges, on any car movement even if they

did not

participate in the actual line haul routing.

Happiness, Jerry Stewart

Jerry, sorry for any confusion. I was not trying to imply that the
modern tariffs would apply to steam era operations. I was just
pointing folks in a direction where they could learn how 'reciprocal
switching' was defined and learn some basic terminology by observing
how it is practiced today.

If someone has a copy of IFA#22, I would love to see it.

Regards,
Andy Laurent