. Electric railway journal . This latter provision is requiredby the Interstate Commerce Commission to preclude anyevidence that might be considered as a case of every instance the ownership of the track remainswith the railway company, and when the contract expiresor is annulled, the railway company is permitted to re-move the track. This form of contract is practically thesame as that used by steam railroads, so that, as a rule,industries desiring locations do not quibble over theterms. Installing Team and FarmSide Tracks Whenever a request for a side track is made and theindustr
. Electric railway journal . This latter provision is requiredby the Interstate Commerce Commission to preclude anyevidence that might be considered as a case of every instance the ownership of the track remainswith the railway company, and when the contract expiresor is annulled, the railway company is permitted to re-move the track. This form of contract is practically thesame as that used by steam railroads, so that, as a rule,industries desiring locations do not quibble over theterms. Installing Team and FarmSide Tracks Whenever a request for a side track is made and theindustrial agents investigation shows that the probabletraffic is sufficient to pay interest on the companys in-vestment the track is built. Many of these farm andteam sidings have been installed at various points alongthe companys lines, and in the majority of instanceshave proved to be profitable sources of revenue. In someinstances industries express the desire to locate on therailway companys right-of-way, and this is arranged. ILLINOIS TRACTION CARLOAD FREIGHT—VIEW OF TYPICAL FREIGHT TRAIN in error an adjustment is made at the completion ofthe work. In most instances the railway company sup-plies all the material for the track and overhead, andit charges the industry for its transportation from thepoint of origin to the point of delivery. During theperiod of construction the industry is required to carryliability insurance, and the contract remains in effectuntil the operation of the industry is abandoned. Dur-ing the term of the lease the industry maintains thetrack and overhead, but the work is usually done by therailway company at the industrys expense. Special pro-vision is also made for accidents in the operation of thetrack, and both parties are responsible for their ownemployees. As soon as shipments are delivered to the railwaycompany it reimburses the industry at the rate of $2per car on all cars from which it receives at least aminimum freight charge of $10. These pay
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