Utility menu HOME EMPLOYEES CONTACT US You are here Home › Customer Resources › For New Customers › Bill of Lading Bill of Lading In order to ship a rail car, a customer must issue a railroad a Bill of Lading (BOL). The Bill of Lading is the shipping document that a shipper issues to the railroad in order to ship a rail car to a destination. The information on this BOL follows the car from one railroad to another. Our railroads accept BOL's via either fax or electronically through RailConnect.com. Switch railroads or handling carriers, such as PHL and NLR, do not need to receive BOL information direct from the customers they serve. Instead, the shipper provides the first "line haul" carrier with BOL information who will, in turn, pass PHL and NLR portions of the Bill of Lading. Railroads require the following information on Bill of Lading: Origin Destination Car Initial and Number Consignee: (company who receives car), (Include business name and address) Shipper: (Include business name and address) In Care of Party: (If rail car is going to a location other than the consignee) Freight Bill Party: (Include business name and address) Route: List all railroads and junctions; include origin and destination switching railroads Charges: (Prepaid, Collect, Rule 11, or Non-Revenue) Weight Information STCC # and Commodity Description Comments, Special Conditions or Placard Instructions Haz-Mat info and emergency phone numbers: (Pertains to Haz-Mat shipments only) ABOUT US RAILROADS CUSTOMER RESOURCES NEWS JOBS For New Customers Bill of Lading Ordering Cars About Demurrage Industry Videos Transloading Industry Links Railroad FAQs Tariffs Trace Cars Home About Us Railroads Customer Resources News Jobs Privacy & Terms Web Design by ePageCity