The Railroad Question / A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses

by William Larrabee

The tariff recognizes the following distinctions:
	1. Fast parcel freight
	2. Fast carload freight
	3. Parcel freight
	4. General carload Class A1, for shipments of at least 5,000 kg.
	5. General carload Class B, for shipments of at least 10,000 kg.
	6. Special tariffs
Distance charges per ton per kilometer:		(Pfennig, 1/4 c.)
	1. For parcel	11.0 pfennige
	2. For carload Class A1	6.7 pfennige
	3. For carload Class B	6.0 pfennige
	4. For special Tariff A2	5.0 pfennige
	5. For Special Tariff I	4.5 pfennige
	6. For Special Tariff II	3.5 pfennige
	7. For Special Tariff III:
	For distances up to 100 km.	2.6 pfennige
	For Distances above 100 km.	2.6 pfennige
	8. For fast parcel freight	22.0 pfennige
	9. For fast carload freight, twice the rate of Classes A1 and B.
Terminal Charges.
1. For parcels and carload Class A1:
	Up to 10 km.	10 pfennige
	From 11 to 20 km.	11 pfennige
	From 21 to 30 km.	12 pfennige
	From 31 to 40 km.	13 pfennige
	From 41 to 50 km.	14 pfennige
	From 51 to 60 km.	15 pfennige
	From 61 to 70 km.	16 pfennige
	From 71 to 80 km.	17 pfennige
	From 81 to 90 km.	18 pfennige
	From 91 to 100 km.	19 pfennige
	Above 100 km.	20 pfennige
2. For carload Class B:
	Up to 10 km.	8 pfennige
	From 11 to 20 km.	9 pfennige
	From 21 to 30 km.	10 pfennige
	From 31 to 40 km.	11 pfennige
	Above 40 km.	12 pfennige
3. For Special Tariffs A2, I, II and III:
	Up to 10 km.	8 pfennige
	From 11 to 100 km.	9 pfennige
	Above 100 km.	12 pfennige
Charges for Live Stock.
(a) Horses. Terminal charge per head, 1 m. (24c.)
	Distance charge per kl. for one head	0.30 mark
	Charge per kl. for 2 head	.40 mark
	Charge for each additional head	.10 mark
(b) Cattle.
	Terminal charge, per head	0.60 mark
	Distance charge per kl., for one head	.10 mark
	Distance charge for each additional head	.03 mark
(c) Sheep, Hogs, Calves, etc.:
	Terminal charge, per head	0.20 mark
	Distance charge, per kl., for each of the first 10 heads	.02 mark
	Distance charge, per kl., for each additional head	.01 mark
If shipped in carloads the charges for live stock are .03 m. per square meter per kilometer.

TABLE No. 6.

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France.

The French railroads divide all freight into six different classes. The following is the tariff adopted by a majority of the principal roads:

Common Freight.

	Centimes per Ton—Kilometer.
Classes.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Up to 25 km.	16	14	12	10	8	8
From 26 to 100 km.	16	14	12	10	8	4
From 101 to 150 km.	15	13	11	9	9	3.5
From 151 to 200 km.	15	13	11	9	7	3.5
From 201 to 300 km.	15	13	11	9	4	3.5
From 301 to 500 km.	14	12	10	8	4	3
From 501 to 600 km.	13	11	9	7	4	3
From 601 to 700 km.	12	10	8	6	4	2.5
From 701 to 800 km.	11	9	7	5	4	2.5
From 801 to 900 km.	10	8	6	4	4	2.5
From 901 to 1000 km.	9	7	5	4	4	2
Above 1,000 km.	8	6	5	4	4	2

The rates for fast parcel freight are, on all roads, for less than 40 kg., per ton, km.:
	Up to 200 km.	35 centimes
	From 201 to 300 km.	32 centimes
	From 301 to 400 km.	31 centimes
	From 401 to 800 km.	30 centimes
	From 801 to 1,000 km.	28 centimes
	Above 1,000 km.	25 centimes
For more than 40 kg.:
	Up to 100 km.	32 centimes
	From 101 to 300 km.	30 centimes
	From 301 to 500 km.	28 centimes
	From 501 to 600 km.	26 centimes
	From 601 to 700 km.	24 centimes
	From 701 to 800 km.	22 centimes
	From 801 to 900 km.	20 centimes
	From 901 to 1,000 km.	18 centimes
	Above 1,000 km.	16 centimes
Express parcels weighing up to 3 kg. (6-3/5 lbs.), pay 1 fr. for all distances, and parcels weighing from 3 to 5 kg. pay fr. 1.20. Delivery to the house, 25 centimes (5c.) additional.
Live Stock, per piece, per km.:
	Horses and cattle	16 centimes
	Calves and hogs	6 centimes
	Sheep, etc.	3 centimes