CGR Tariff NO. 01

CG Railway, Inc.
Charges, Rules and Regulations
Governing
Demurrage, Switching and Rail/Marine Terminal Services
On
All Freight In or On Rail Cars
Between Mobile, AL and Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 

Issued December 1, 2000                Effective December 25, 2000
Tariff Published and Maintained at Mobile, Alabama
Rail
Connections

Item 1  Geographical Location 

CG Railway operates Rail Marine Terminal Facilities located at Mobile, Alabama and Coatzacoalos, Mexico connected Rail Marine Vessel Services operated on a scheduled basis between the two ports.

Item 2  Rail Connections

Item 3  Application of Tariff

CG Railway under this tariff provides for the movement of Rail Traffic via a rail/water route between origins and destinations in the United States and Canada and origins and destinations in Mexico through the North American Port of Mobile, Alabama and the Mexican Port of Coatzacoalcos.  Services performed by CG Railway are subject to Federal, State and Municipal laws and regulations such as embargoes, quarantines and service orders.

Item 4  Interpretation of Tariff

CG Railway is Author and Interpreter of this tariff any supplements thereto and revisions thereof.

Item 5  Explanation of Reference Marks
 

Item 6  Overloading of Cars

CG Railway will not accept in interchange from shippers, receivers or connection railroads for movement over and on the tracks or operation of CGR, railcars that are loaded in excess of the stenciled load limit as shown on the car.  In the absence of such stenciled load limit, the loading capacity of the car as delineated in the Official Railway Equipment Register issued by the Railway Equipment and Publication Company.

Item 7  Weighing Light/ Heavy

CG Railway upon request will provide for weighing of railcars either light or heavy prior or subsequent to loading or discharge of vessel.  Charges for such services shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per car plus applicable switching charges of one hundred, seventy-five dollars ($175.00) per car.

Item 8  Special Switching Request

CG Railway upon specific request and contingent upon operational viability may provide special switching services in connection with its rail Marine Operations.  Such services will be provided only when operationally feasible and will be performed at a rate of two hundred, fifty dollars ($250.00) per car.

Item 9  Holding for Orders/ Instructions

CG Railway upon specific request will hold railcars for subsequent instructions. (i.e. diversions, re-consignment, transloading and transshipment).  Such tariff shall be subject to a special switching charge of two hundred, fifty dollars ($250.00) and the applicable demurrage charge commencing the first 7:00am after the car is ordered held for instructions.

Item 10  Diversions/ Re-consignment/ Customs Inspection

CG Railway will provide diversions and re-consignment service upon request from shipper, receivers and connections relative traffic tendered for transportation prior or subsequent to loading or discharge of ocean leg.  Charges for such service shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) per car.  The applicable demurrage rate shall be assessed if the car is held on CG Railway past the first subsequent 7:00am while awaiting re-consignment or diversion instructions.  Cars requiring customs inspections shall be subject to all applicable switching charges involved in addition to the charges delineated above.

Item 11  Stenciling and Placarding

All traffic tendered CG Railway for Transportation requiring special placarding or stenciling shall have the applicable designations and identifications in place before acceptance by CG Railway.  Upon request and if operationally feasible CG Railway will install applicable placarding at a charge of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per car.

Item 12  Domestic Switching Services

Upon request CG Railway may arrange domestic switching services from and to industries in the New Orleans, Louisiana Commercial Area.  Charges for these services will be quoted on request.

Item 13  Demurrage Schedule

Demurrage assessed by CG Railway shall commence on all cars the first 7:00am subsequent to receipt of any rail traffic to be held for orders or special movements requiring additional transportation arrangements.  The applicable demurrage schedule shall be as follows and is assessed per day or a fraction thereof.

$30.00    For each of the first two (2) chargeable days
$40.00    For each of the next two (2) chargeable days
$60.00    For each subsequent day

Item 14  Rates and Charges for Individual Commodities

Handled in Rail Marine Transportation between Mobile, Alabama and Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. 

All applicable rates quoted on request.  CG Railway reserves the right to contract for volume carriage based on a designated minimum volume of rail traffic within a specified period of time.

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