1. Which switch for the switcher?
Switching:
Which switch for the switcher?
ACACSO
November 14, 2013
Atlanta, GA

2. Types of Switching Service
 Terminal Switching Service
 Intermediate Switching Service
2 types of switching services in Rule 5 plus unit-train and/or multi car service as well as inter-terminal switching.
We are looking at terminal and intermediate today. We will discuss each type as outlined in Appendix A of the OT-10 and how Car Hire Rule 5 applies to each

3. Terminal Switching Service
Performed by a
Terminal Switching Road
This is pretty obvious, but I need to keep all of the lawyers happy by putting this up here.

4. Terminal Switching Road
A road connecting with private tracks (customer)
Service is performed within designated switching limits
Is not a part of the interline freight rate but does have a switch charge
What is a terminal switching road?

5. Terminal Switching Road
Car is
received from carrier
unloaded
reconsigned or reshipped
What happens?

6. Terminal Switching Road
Car is
Loaded
reconsigned or reshipped
delivered to carrier road
And or this can happen

7. Terminal Switching Road
TOL – Car Hire Rule 5
Up to 120 hours of relief is granted per switching event
Higher & lower limits may be negotiated but need to be registered with Railinc
How does this impact car hire?
Rule 5 may be applied which will allow up to 120 hours of relief per event
Other limits may be worked out between the carrier and the terminal switching road but need to be registered with Railinc

8. Intermediate Switching Service
Performed by an
Intermediate Switching Road
This brings us to our next type of swithing service – intermediate.
And guess what type of road performs this service

9. Intermediate Switching Road
Service is performed within designated switching limits
Is not a part of the interline freight rate but does have a switch charge
A road handling a car between 2 carriers
This is going to sound very similar to a terminal switching road in that
Service
Not part of the interline freight rate
But here one difference, it’s the road that handles a car between 2 carriers. A car is received in i/c from 1 carrier and i/c to another carrier within the same switching district .

10. Intermediate Switching Road
Cars are not loaded or unloaded on this type of road X
The second difference is that

11. Intermediate Switching Road
TOL – Car Hire Rule 5
Up to 24 hours of relief is granted per switching event
Higher & lower limits may be negotiated but need to be registered with Railinc
How does this impact car hire?
Rule 5 may be applied which will allow up to 24 hours of relief per event
Other limits may be worked out between the carrier and the terminal switching road but need to be registered with Railinc

12. Things to Remember about TOL Rule 5
It is not a reclaim
Must be submitted not before 6 days and within 25 days from the day the service is completed
TOL verified by Railinc
So here are few important thing to remember about Rule 5 TOL’s regardless of what type of road you may be

13. Questions?
Talk to Jim Pinson