Circular 42-P: General Rules Governing the Loading of Carload shipments of Commodities in Closed Cars (3/23)

Closed Car Loading Standards

Part

Subject / Title

Publication Date

Formerly

Incorporates

1

Minimum Loading Standards for Freight in General Purpose Boxcars

Pneumatic Dunnage Product Verification List

Rubber Friction Mat Product Verification List

Nonmetallic Strap Substitution for Doorway Protection

 08/2021

Minimum Loading Standards for Freight in General Purpose Boxcars (01/14)

GIS Nos. 838 and 850

2

Best Practices for Loading of Roll Paper in Railcars

12/2019

Best Practices for Loading of Roll Paper in Railcars (08/16);

G.I.S. Nos 749, 752, 753, 758, 761, 766, 769, 771, 772, 773. 774, 776, 788, 790, 796, 801, 804, 807, 808, 812, 813, 818, 819, 820, and 821

GIS Updates:

828 44 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Cushioned Boxcars Using Horizontal Airbags (12/19)

829 39 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Cushioned Boxcars Using Vertical Airbags (12/19)

832 47in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Plug Doors (4/20)

837 54 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Boxcars (5/20)

839 Contour Pad Application with Roll Paper (6/20)

841 60 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 12 ft. Plug Doors (6/20)

842 52 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Plug Doors (6/20)

844 46 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Plug Doors (7/20)

845 Roll Paper in Boxcars with Doorway Rolls on Risers and Rubber Mats (7/20)

846 Securing Incomplete Layers of Paper Rolls (7/20)

847 50 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Boxcars – 21 & 22 Floor Spot Patterns (7/20)

848 Lengthwise Void Fillers for Roll Paper (7/20)

849 72 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 16 ft. Double Plug Doors Secured with Double-S Straps (7/20)

851 50 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Plug Doors- 23 Floor Spots (8/20)

853 59 in. Diameter - Cellulose Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 16 ft. Plug Doors (10/20)

855 79 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 16 ft. Double Plug Doors Secured with Double-S Straps (10/20)

856 76 in. Diameter Rolls Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 16 ft. Double Plug Doors Secured with Anchored H-Strap (10/20)

857 Incomplete Layer Securement for 50 in. Roll Paper in 50 ft. or 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars (11/20)

859 69 in. Diameter Rolls Loaded in 50 ft. Boxcars Secured with Anchored U-Straps (3/21)

860 50 in. Diameter Paper Rolls T-Loaded in 50ft Boxcars (3/21)

863 59 in. Diameter - Cellulose Loaded in 50 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Maximum - 16 ft. Plug Doors (9/21)

864 58 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Double Doors – Roll Omission (11/21)

869 70 in. Diameter Rolls Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 16 ft. Double Plug Doors Secured with Anchored D-Strap (11/21)

871 54 in. Diameter Roll Paper in 50 ft. Single Plug Door Boxcars with Horizontal Air Bags (6/22)

873 48 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 16 ft. Double Plug Doors (9/22)

875 875 50 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 10 ft. Doors (12/22)

876 876 60 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded with Multiple Layers in 50 ft. & 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Plug Doors (6/23)

878 50 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 50 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Plug Doors – 23 Floor Spots & Centered In-line Rolls (10/23)

879 58 in. Roll Pulpboard T-Loaded – 50% Blocking(12/6)

880 50 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Horizontal Air Bags(2/24)

881 60 in. Diameter Roll Paper Loaded with Multiple Layers in 60ft. Cushioned Boxcars with Double Plug Doors - Roll Omission(4/24)

882 69 in. Diameter Rolls Loaded in 60 ft. Cushioned Boxcars with 16 ft. Double Plug Doors Secured with Anchored D-Straps(5/24)

3

Minimum Loading Standards for Plywood and Similar Building Products in Closed Cars

03/2014

Pamphlet No. 8, Minimum Loading Standards for Sanded and Sheathing Plywood in Closed Cars (11/85)

G.I.S. Nos. 549, 598, 616, 640, 645, 654, 655, 657, 698, 706, 708, and 720

GIS Updates:

760 Incomplete Layers of Plywood or OSB in Boxcars Secured with Nonmetallic Straps (2/17)

823 Plywood and Similar Panel Products Loading Doorway Areas (10/19)

883 Update to Selection & Preparation of Boxcars (8/24)

4

Minimum Loading Standards for Lumber in Closed Cars

06/2014

Pamphlet No. 20, Minimum Loading Standards for Lumber in Closed Cars (10/87)

G.I.S. Nos. 592, 596, 699, and 708

GIS Updates:

883 Update to Selection & Preparation of Boxcars (8/24)

5

Minimum Loading Standards for Building Brick in Closed Cars

06/2014

Pamphlet No. 6, Minimum Requirements for Loading, Bracing and Blocking Carload Shipments of Building Brick in Closed Cars (8/83)

G.I.S. Nos. 629 and 705

GIS Updates:

826 Building Brick in Closed Cars – Incomplete Layer Securement –Woodpack Walls (Litco) (11/19)

883 Update to Selection & Preparation of Boxcars (8/24)

6

Minimum Loading Standards for Prepared Food and Similarly Packaged Products in Closed Cars

02/2014

Pamphlet No. 17, Minimum Loading Standards for Packaged Food Products in Closed Cars and TOFC/COFC (10/88)

G.I.S. Nos. 667, 693, and 734

GIS Updates:

838 Unitizing with Stretch Wrap or Film, Stretch Wrap Roping, Shrink Netting, or Shrink Film (6/20)

868 Lengthwise Filler Material used inPrepared Food and Similarly Packaged Product Shipments (11/21)

883 Update to Selection & Preparation of Boxcars (8/24)

7

Minimum Loading Standards for Intermediate Bulk Containers in Closed Cars

07/2014

New

G.I.S. Nos. 659, 695, 707, 711, 712, 714, 716, 721 and 724

GIS Updates:

754 Wood Bins Braced by Disposable Inflatable Dunnage Bags and Lengthwise Void Fillers (10/16)

765 Wood Bins Braced by Disposable Inflatable Dunnage Bags and Shock-Gard® Lengthwise Void Fillers (7/17)

781 Wood Bins Braced by Disposable Inflatable Dunnage Bags and BIN-PAK™ or M-PAK® Lengthwise Void Fillers (4/18)

782 Plastic Intermediate Bulk Containers with Disposable Inflatable Dunnage Bags and Lengthwise Void Fillers – Schoeller Allibert (4/18)

791 DRUM-PAK® Dunnage for Open Head Drums in Cushioned Boxcars (7/18)

810 Reinforced Longitudinal Void Fillers for Plastic, Metal or Wood Intermediate Bulk Containers with Tomato Products (4/19)

811 Plastic Intermediate Bulk Containers with Disposable Inflatable Dunnage Bags -- Horen® (6/19)

831 Metal Intermediate Bulk Containers with Disposable Inflatable Dunnage Bags and Lengthwise Void Fillers – Goodpack USA (4/22)

836 Wood Bin Containers for Shipping Liquid or Paste Products in Boxcars (5/20)

877 Wood Bins Stacked Three-High in 50 ft. Cushion Underframe Boxcars – 68 Bins (7/23)

883 Update to Selection & Preparation of Boxcars (8/24)

8

Minimum Loading Standards for Bagged and Baled Commodities in Closed Cars

07/2014

Pamphlet No. 3, Minimum Loading Standards for Bagged and Baled Commodities in Closed Cars (10/93)

G.I.S. Nos. 686, 690, 719, and 725

GIS Updates:

794 Peat Moss, Bagged or Baled, in Cushioned Boxcars (10/18)

866 Doorway Protection for Baled Paper and Other Baled Products in Boxcars (9/21)

870 Bales of Wood Pulp in Boxcars (1/22)

883 Update to Selection & Preparation of Boxcars (8/24)

9

Minimum Loading Standards for Coiled Metal Products in Closed Cars

5/2022

Minimum Loading Standards for Coiled Metal Products in Closed Cars (08/14)

GIS Nos. 786, 795, and 803

10

Minimum Loading Standards for Large Metal Products in Closed Cars

11/2021               

Minimum Loading Standards For Primary Metal Products in Closed Car (10/14)        

GIS Nos. 759 and 825