Freight Rates, Vol. 3: Official Classification Territory and Eastern Canada; All-Rail Rates Eastbound Differential Rates Via Rail-and-Water Routes (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles Curtice McCain

9780666211170: Freight Rates, Vol. 3: Official Classification Territory and Eastern Canada; All-Rail Rates Eastbound Differential Rates Via Rail-and-Water Routes (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0666211175 ISBN 13: 9780666211170

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Learn how early 20th-century freight rates were built across Canada and the U.S.

East Coast, with practical tables you can follow.

The book explains how all-rail and rail-and-water routes were priced across official territories and major cities. It shows how percentage groups and minimums influenced eastbound rates, using concrete examples and extensive tables. This edition helps readers understand rate construction, regional differences, and the logic behind price adjustments.

See how different base points like New York, Boston, and key Canadian groups influence rates.
Explore the mechanics of percentage adjustments and arbitraries in rate tables.
Understand reshipping and through rates as traffic moves from western markets to eastern destinations.
Review grounded examples and station-group mappings that illustrate real tarif calculations.

Ideal for researchers and students of historical transportation economics, and anyone curious about early 20th-century freight pricing practices.

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