In order to ship a rail car, a customer must issue a railroad a Bill of Lading (BOL). The Bill of Lading is the shipping document that a shipper issues to the railroad in order to ship a rail car to a destination. The information on this BOL follows the car from one railroad to another.
Anacostia Railroads accept BOL's via fax or electronically by using our RailConnect via the Internet. Switch railroads or handling carriers, such as PHL and NLR, do not need to receive BOL information direct from the customers they serve. Instead, the shipper provides the first "line haul" carrier with BOL information, who will, in turn, pass PHL and NLR portions of the Bill of Lading.
Railroads require the following information on Bill of Lading:
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Car Initial and Number |
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Origin |
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Destination |
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Consignee: (company who receives car), (Include business name and address) |
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Shipper: (Include business name and address) |
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In Care of Party: (If rail car is going to a location other then the consignee) |
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Freight Bill Party: (Include business name and address) |
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Route: List all railroads and junctions; include origin and destination switching railroads |
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Charges: (Prepaid, Collect, Rule 11, or Non-Revenue) |
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Weight Information |
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STCC # and Commodity Description |
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Comments, Special Conditions or Placard Instructions |
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Haz-Mat info, and emergency phone numbers: (Pertains to Haz-Mat shipments only) |
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