Private Car

A railcar that is not owned or leased by a rail common carrier.

See also: Carrier Car

Placement

Refers to either:

Other-Than-Public Delivery Track

Any railroad track or portion of a track assigned for individual use or for joint use, including privately owned or leased tracks.

Order Date

The date for which a customer requests a railcar to be furnished for loading or unloading.

Locomotive Switch

A movement of a locomotive within a switch district, wherein the locomotive moves on its own wheels but not under its own power.

Loaded Car

A railcar that is completely or partially loaded.

Leased Track

A track assigned to a user through written lease agreement and is considered the same as a private track for demurrage purposes.

Joint Terminal

A terminal at a station served by RJC that is operated jointly by RJC and another railroad.

Intra-Terminal Switch

A switching movement (other than intra-plant switching) from one track to another track of the same railroad, or between the tracks of an industry and the track of the railroad or between the tracks of two separate industries served by the same railroad.

Intra-Plant Switch

1. The movement of a car within the confines of an industry facility

2. Switching movement from one track to another within the same plant or industry, or from one location to another location on the same track within the same plant or industry.