Interchange (freight rail)

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Interchange is sometimes international. Here a Ferromex car, based in Mexico, is seen in a Canadian Pacific train in Bolton, Ontario, Canada.

In

transhipped
if the point of origin and destination are not both served by the same company.

In

passenger car
which is conveyed from one train to another, even within the same system.

Interchange is sometimes equivalent to the practice of demurrage.

See also

References

  • Bianculli, Anthony (2003). Trains and Technology: Track and structures. University of Delaware Press. .
  • Schafer, Mike; McBride, Mike (1999). Freight Train Cars. MBI. .