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VGN AFE #176 covered purchase of 1,000 fifty-five  ton
hoppers from Pressed Steel Car of Allegheny, PA.   B&O
(or B and Aught in H. Reid's lingo) initiated the  move
of the new equipment toward the  VGN.
 
Contained in the file was a letter of inquiry from  B&O
requesting waybills for the delivered cars so that  they
could divvy up the revenue between the hauling  roads.
The letter was dated July 15, 1921, but  the hoppers had
been authorized in 1917.  Enter the U.S.  government,
a.k.a. the  U.S. Railroad  Administration.
 
VGN's auditor responded to the B&O citing  the
federal takeover of railroad operations and noted  that
USRA had diverted the hoppers before they  ever
reached the VGN.  The auditor advised B&O  that if
the cars had been diverted on that road, then  they
should have apprehended the original  waybill.  If
diverted on another road, B&O had a claim  against
USRA.  You'd a thought B&O  would have  known.
 
VGN 6514 was one of the 1,000 built by Pressed  Steel
car in 1917, but thanks to the USRA, it was  never
received by the VGN until February 14,  1920.
 
That's an example of what you'll find in  AFE's.
                                               Harry Bundy



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