22 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 299 



The Southwest Market is not operated hy any specific agency. Rail service 

 into the market is furnished by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The district is 

 fairly close to many of the larger hotels. 



No switching agreements exist between the Baltimore and Ohio and the Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad. 



The approximate time required for shipments to reach Washington is two to 

 three days, depending upon the originating carrier, location of shipping station on 

 the line of a carrier, routing, etc. 



The following list of routings is illustrative of the combination of carriers for 

 giving delivery. 



Patterson Tract Southwest Market 



B&M origin : NH :B&0 B&M origin : NH :PRR or 



D&H:PRR 

 NH origin: B&O NH origin: PRR 



B&A origin : WS:B&0 B&A origin : NYC :D&H :PRR or 



D&H:PRR 



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Pittsburgh 



Facilities for handling apples at Pittsburgh are adequate. In the produce dis- 

 trict, both the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio have terminals for han- 

 dling perishables. Of the two roads the Pennsylvania offers the more complete 

 service. Its terminal comprises team tracks, an auction house and a package 

 delivery house. The Baltimore and Ohio has only team track facilities. 



No regulations govern the receipt or handling of apples at the Baltimore and 

 Ohio yards; nor are any unloading charges assessed by the railroad. Consignees 

 make sales directly from the car and for that reason do their own unloading. 



Pennsylvania Railroad tariff 1472-E (as of date) governs the handling of fresh 

 fruits at its Pittsburgh terminal. It provides, with specific exceptions, that only 

 bulk perishables will be handled at the team tracks; boxed apples must be handled 

 through either the auction or the package delivery house. The owner or consignee 

 may have either the railroad or some other agent unload the car. If the railroad 

 is to perform the service, the consignee or owner must inform the railroad prior 

 to arrival of the car. 



Three handling charges apply at the Pennsylvania terminal. For unloading a 

 car a charge of 50 cents per ton is made. On a car of 600 boxes this would amount 

 to about $7.00. If the consignment is to be assorted into marks, grades, sizes, 

 etc., an additional fee of $2.50 per car is applied. These two charges are made by 

 the railroad. All packages are delivered from the location on the platform to 

 the tailboard of vehicles which cart them away. For this service the Terminal 

 Delivery Company charges $5.00 per car. The total handling charge at the Penn- 

 sylvania terminal will range then from $12.00 to $14.50 per car. 



If, after a car arrives at either the Penn.sylvania or the Baltimore and Ohio 

 terminal, the owner desires to switch to the other, a minimum charge of $25.00 

 per car is made. In addition, there is a reconsigning fee of S6.30. 



Shipments to Pittsburgh are en route about two clays. Whether or not they 

 receive second or third morning delivery depends on the point and time of origin. 



The following list of routings is illustrative of the different combinations of 

 carriers performing service on Pittsburgh consignments. 



