NORTHERN PACIFIC RY. CO.

General Superintendent of Transportation

Circular No. 155

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INSTRUCTIONS

GOVERNING  THE

Manifesting and Movement of

Manifested Cars

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EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1,1929

Cancels Circular 103

and

Supersedes All Previous Instructions

Form 4035

Cover  and   Page 2

Instructions

GOVERNING THE

Manifesting and Movement of

Manifested Cars.

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1.  Loaded cars moving from Billings       Cars to be

and Laurel to Butte, from points south      manifested

and east of Staples to points north of

Manitoba Junction and west of Dil-

worth and all loaded cars moving over

a part of more than two divisions from

point of origin or receipt on line (ex-

cept cars referred to in rule 2), also

empty tank cars, both system and for-

eign, and such other cars as may be

designated by the undersigned, will be

manifested, and the following rules

apply only to such cars :

2. Following loaded cars will not be           Cars not

manifested :                                                to be

Eastbound grain originating east            manifested

of Helena.

Westbound grain originating west

of Paradise.

3. The following loaded cars will be           Classifica-

manifested and handled as “Express           tion of

Freight” unless otherwise directed by          freight

the undersigned:

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(A)   All westbound commercial freight

except grain

(B)   All eastbound commercial freight

except Forest Products, Grain and Coal.

4. All other freight as provided in Rule 1

will be manifested and handled as

“Dead Freight”

Classifica-     5. All “Express Freight”  will be handled

tion of           in “Express Freight Manifest” unless other-

trains.           wise directed by Superintendent.

6. All “Dead Freight” except that required to

fill out “Express Manifest” will be handled

in “Dead Freight Manifest”.

7. (A) The term “Express Freight Manifest

will be applied to trains containing ten or

more cars of “Express Freight”.

(B) The term “Dead Freight Manifest” will

apply to all other manifest trains.

(C) The schedule of train 602 or 603 will

be maintained on all “Express Manifests”

according to direction, Fruit, Apple, Stock,

and Lumber Specials, will be handled on

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3. St. Paul

4. Minnesota Transfer

5. Minneapolis

6. Staples to Dilworth (not including Dilworth)

7. Dilworth to Jamestown (not including                                      Jamestown)

8. Jamestown to Mandan (not including Mandan)

9. Mandan to Dickinson (not including Dickinson)

9-A. Dickinson to Glendive (not including Glendive)

10. Glendive to Laurel (not including Laurel)

11. Laurel to Livingston (not including Livingston)

12. Livingston to Helena (not including Helena)

13. Butte Line and Branches (not including Logan

and Garrison)

14. Helena to Missoula (not including Missoula)

15. Missoula to Paradise (not including Paradise)

16. Paradise to Spokane (not including Spokane)

17. Spokane to Pasco (not including Pasco)

17-S. Spokane to Portland (via S. P. & S.)

18. Pasco to Ellensburg ( not including Ellensburg)

19. Ellensburg to Portland (not including Portland)

20. Seattle and North.

21. Portland

Cars destined to points on Branch Lines will

be included with cars for district from which

Branch diverges.

Dist.          EASTBOUND DISTRICTS

No.

21. Portland

20. Seattle and North.

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their Special Schedules. “Dead Freight

Manifests” to make such time as is

consistent with handling proper

tonnage.

(D) “Express Freight” must be hand-

led in solid trains when possible, and

Superintendents are authorized to

consolidate such trains as tonnage

drops out to avoid necessity of main-

taining “Express Freight” schedules

containing mostly “Dead Freight”.

8. At Least one “Express Manifest”             Trains to

will be started west from Staples and             be run.

east from Auburn each day.

9. Districts will be numbered as

follows:

Dist.   WEST BOUND DISTRICTS

No.

1.  Ashland to Staples (not including

Staples) and Carlton to Hinckley,

inclusive.

2. St. Paul to Hinckley  (not including

St..Paul or Hinckley ) ; St. Paul to

Staples and Little Falls to Brainerd

( not including St. Paul, Minnesota

Transfer, Minneapolis, Brainerd or

Staples).

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19. Ellensburg to Portland (not including Portland)

18. Ellensburg to Pasco ( not including Ellensburg)

17-S Portland to Spokane ( via S. P. & S )

17. Pasco to Cheney (not including Cheney)

16. Cheney to Paradise (not including Paradise)

15. Paradise to Missoula (not including Missoula)

14. Missoula to Helena (not including Helena)

13. Butte Line and Branches (not including Logan

and Garrison)

12. Helena to Livingston (not including Livingston)

11. Livingston to Laurel (not including Laurel)

10. Laurel to Glendive (not including Glendive)

9-A Glendive to Dickinson (not including Dickinson)

9. Dickinson to Mandan (not including Mandan).

8. Mandan to Jamestown (not including Jamestown)

7. Jamestown to Fargo (not including Fargo); Fargo

and Southwestern Branch west of Cotters and

Fergus Falls Branch west of Deer Creek.

6. Fargo to Staples (not including Staples); also

Fargo to Cotters and Wadena to Deer Creek.

5. Minneapolis

4. Minnesota Transfer

3. St. Paul

2. Staples to Northtown (not including Staples,

Little Falls to Brainerd not including Brainerd)

White Bear to Hinckley (not including Hinckley)

1. Staples to Ashland (not including Staples) and

Carlton to Hinckley.

Cars destined to points on Branch Lines will be

included with cars for district from which the

Branch diverges except Fargo and Southwestern

and Fergus Falls Branches.

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10. (A) Trains will be manifested and manifest numbered only at the following stations:

month; when the highest number in the series has been used, commence again with the lowest number, each number to bear the prefix, “Express Freight,” or “Dead Freight”, abbreviated for telegraphing to “Ex” and “DF” and a symbol letter to designate class of train followed by a numeral indicating the day of month. For example: “EX-1 B-1 for West Bound manifest express freight Train 603;” being the first manifest forwarded on the first day of the month.

Care must be taken to avoid duplication or the use of improper numbers.

Symbol designations as follows:

West Bound

A- Express Freight

B- Express Freight…………... Train 603

C- Extra Sec…………………… Train 603

W- ……………………………….. Train 605

G- ………………………..Trains 603 – 633

K- Special

S- Stock

BX- ………………………………. Train 651

X- Dead Freight

East Bound

A- Express Freight

B- Express Freight…………... Train 602

C- Extra Sec…………………… Train 602

F- Fruit Special                                       Page 9

MANIFEST

STATIONS

NUMBERS ASSIGNED

EASTBOUND         WESTBOUND

Vancouver…………..

Wishram……………..

Auburn……………….

Ellensburg…………..

Pasco…………………

Spokane……………..

Missoula……………..

Helena………………..

Livingston……………

Laurel…………………

Forsyth……………….

Glendive………………

Dickinson…………….

Mandan………………

Jamestown………….

Dilworth………………

Staples……………….

1 to     99

100 to   199

200 to   599

600 to   699

700 to   899

900 to 1099

1100 to 1199

1200 to 1399

1400 to 1499

1500 to 1599

1600 to 1699

1700 to 1799

1900 to 1999

2000 to 2099

2100 to 2199

2200 to 2299

1400 to  2499

2300 to  2399

2200 to  2299

2000 to  2199

1800 to  1999

1700 to  1799

1400 to  1699

1300 to  1399

1100 to  1299

1000 to  1099

800 to    999

600 to    799

400 to    599

1 to    399

(B) Manifests will be numbered consecutively regardless of their class, beginning with the first number in each series assigned on the first of each

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J- Apple Special

R- Special

S- Stock

YL- Special for Laurel and South

Y- Lumber Special

X- Dead Freight

Manifest         11. A manifest train will consist of a

consists of:    number of through tons as will be

specified for movement between des-

ignited points plus the annex requi-

red on each district. No part of

through tonnage will be set out short

of destination, except as provided for

in rule 13(B), unless unsafe to run.

Annex             12. (A) An annex to a  manifest

train shall consist of a number of tons

of non-manifest freight necessary to

secure full tonnage rating over dis-

trict, except that manifest cars may be

used as an annex when not sufficient

non-manifest cars to secure proper

tonnage.

Manifest           (B) When manifest cars are used as

cars used      an annex they must be entered on

as annex      manifest and reports made the same

as for other manifest cars. Non-man-

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manifest cars used as an annex

will not be included in the manifest.

13 (A) Manifest cars will only            Adding

be added to “Express Freight              manifest cars

Manifest” at terminals  except             to manifest

as provided in Rule 13(B)                    trains.

(B) “Express Freight” in “Express     Setting out

Manifest” trains destined to points      manifest cars

between terminals will be set out        from manifest

immediately preceding destination      trains.

and thereafter handled  in local

trains except that Superintendents

may direct the setting out or picking

up at intermediate stations, cars of

Stock, Emigrant Movables, Perish-

able Freight or “Express freight” pre-

viously set out account bad order or

other casualty.

(C) “Dead Freight Manifest” trains

may be directed to pick up or set out

cars at any point

14.  Cars must be segregated in        Segregation

manifest trains so that each train

will contain the greatest number of

cars for the farthest destination,

securing , as far as possible, straight

trains of loads for certain districts.

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15.  All cars for same district must

be switched together at such points

as may be designated by special

instructions.

Disbanding       16. When necessary to secure full

tonnage rating for other trains “Dead

Freight Manifests” may be disbanded

All manifests held over  forty-eight

hours are to be disbanded unless

held on account of line not open, due

to washouts or other causes.

Stock               17.  (A) All agents at originating or

Shipments      billing point will report by wire to the

undersigned on Form 1429, Signal F-

13, all stock shipments as follows:

Stock number

Initial and car number

Kind of stock

Consignor

Destination

Feeding point

Route (If destined off line).

Transfer record (if transferred

enroute)

Where and when unloading was

completed

Time re-loading began and time

loading was completed

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(B) A shipment will be the total

number of cars for each destination.

(C) A shipment number will be the

station number, followed by a letter

to indicate the day of the month (as

per table on form), followed by a

numeral to indicate the total cars

in shipment, and if more than one

shipment in one day, add letters A,

B, C, etc., in order of shipments.

(D) The shipment number must be

endorsed on the number of each

waybill.

18 (A) Form 1042, Signal F-12               Through

Through Freight Manifest) will be            Freight

made in duplicate for all manifest           Manifest

trains at originating point ,  one              Form 1042

copy  to be  wired to the under-

signed, then filed for reference.

(B) One copy will be delivered to

the conductor. Manifests will be

checked to ensure that all cars

on manifest are in train, and all

manifest cars in train are entered

on manifest. Conductor will en-

dorse on back of form, sign and

deliver with bills at terminal of run.

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(C) Yardmaster will check as per

rule 19 (B) and deliver to outgoing

Conductor, or if run completed or

manifest disbanded, handle as per

rule 19 (C).

(D) Conductors will not enter any

car number or endorse pick-ups or

set-outs on manifest. This will be

done by Yardmaster.

(E) Form 1042, Signal F-12, will

be made for one or more manifest

cars.

Yardmaster’s      19 (A) Form 1403, signal F- 9

Report of           (Yardmaster’s Report of Passing

Passing           Manifests)   will be made at all

Manifests        Division and District terminals

Form 1403       for each manifest train  passing

or disbanded at that terminal,

indicating arriving and leaving

time, cause of  delay, if any, and

full information for all manifested

cars and cars entitled to be mani-

fested, set out short of destination

or picked  up at or between that and

preceding terminal. Cars so re-

ported must be properly

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must be properly endorsed on

manifest.

(B) Each manifest must be                       Checking

checked by Yardmaster against                manifests

the train and the train against the

manifest , to insure that all cars

entered on the manifest are in the

train, and all manifested cars or

cars entitled to be manifested in the

train appear on the manifest. If any

discrepancies appear, proper en-

tries must be made on manifest,

and in addition on F-9 report, Form

1403, together with explanation. If

no discrepancies are found, the

Yard Clerk will endorse on F-9

report the words “Checks OK.,” and

in all cases sign his name, which

will be transmitted with the form

(C) When a manifest is disbanded,          Disbanded

an F-9 report must be made

promptly, showing under delays,

“Disbanded account ………….……”

and show the number of cars, if

any, that were taken out of this

manifest and forwarded in other

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trains between time of arrival at

terminal and time manifest is dis-

banded, giving number of manifest

in which the cars were forwarded.

Initials and numbers of cars in

manifest, when disbanded, are to

be shown as cars set out unless

otherwise instructed. Original

manifest shall be checked and en-

dorsed, “Disbanded at “…………….

account…………….date……” and

mailed to this office. See Rule 21-B

Conductors           20 (A) Form 1489, Signal F-10,

Report of                (Conductors Report of Cars Set Out       Cars                Short of Destination). Conductors

Set Out             will report manifested cars set out

Short of           short of destination, except at

Destination          Logan and terminal of train, on

Form 1489, Signal F-10, to the

undersigned and to Division

Superintendent and report non-

manifested cars to Division Super-

intendent only, showing initial,

number, contents, destination,

where set out and cause, and

leave report at first open telegraph

office and attach carbon copy to

manifest if manifest cars set out.

(B) When all manifest cars are

set out of train short of

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destination between manifest

stations, due to turn arounds,

disabled engines, etc., conductors

will file Form 1489,  Signal F-10,

reading, “All manifested cars set

out account………………,” instead

of wiring car numbers, attaching

copy to manifest and deliver and

forward by first mail to Yardmaster

at first manifest station in direction

manifest train is to move. Yard-

masters at manifest stations re-

ceiving manifests in this manner

will immediately ascertain from

Superintendent if set out train is

to move intact later, and if not,

make F-9 report showing train

disbanded.

21.  Form 1462, Signal F-2               Yardmasters

(Yardmaster’s Report of Cars               Report

Forwarded). (X) For telegraphing          of Cars

on this form all manifest cars              Forwarded

moving in non-manifest trains

and other cars as per instructions

on form.

P. H. McCAULEY

General Superintendent of

Transportation.

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