What does freight paper work consits of. Do they have to enter it in a computer at the end of day, just wondering
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tbean18 wrote:what does a freight paper work consits of.do they have to enter it in a computor at the end of day.just wonderingThe same stuff that any other shippers paper work would contain. What you got ,what it weighs and where it goes.
Controlled Speed wrote:nothing wrong with being curious but I don't think that it is appropriate to discuss what type of paperwork there is or what it contains in this day and age, whether it be for national security reasons or the simple fact that if you really want to know, you can apply for a job and they will teach you all about what we have to know.You have got to be kidding me! How can you say its not appropriate to ask that? What does the paperwork have to do with terrorism? I spent the last six years flying for the airforce and dealing with paperwork thats classified. I doubt how much a train weighs and how long it is is classified. Give the kid a break man.
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booma_135 wrote:I wont get into the politics of it but in the post 9-11 age a lot of practices and policies have changed with the railroads. I don't know about other railroads but the one I work for, some employee's have been terminated or reprimanded for devulging certain info. Especially on line and when it comes to our manifest and Hazmat.Controlled Speed wrote:nothing wrong with being curious but I don't think that it is appropriate to discuss what type of paperwork there is or what it contains in this day and age, whether it be for national security reasons or the simple fact that if you really want to know, you can apply for a job and they will teach you all about what we have to know.You have got to be kidding me! How can you say its not appropriate to ask that? What does the paperwork have to do with terrorism? I spent the last six years flying for the airforce and dealing with paperwork thats classified. I doubt how much a train weighs and how long it is is classified. Give the kid a break man.
Hope you understand.
booma_135 wrote:You have got to be kidding me! How can you say its not appropriate to ask that? What does the paperwork have to do with terrorism?............. I doubt how much a train weighs and how long it is is classified. Give the kid a break man.The issue isn't how much tonnage is on the train.....it's the contents of each car, especially hazardous materials, which is the biggest rail industry threat nowadays.
modorney wrote:All it took was an insider changing a couple of digits on a waybillWell, in case you didn't know, the railroads rely on computers and AEI tags on the side of cars. The AEI tags are on each side of the cars and they work the same as a UPC code being scanned at the cash register of your local supermarket.