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1 Approved August 2016 by theDamage Prevention andFreight Claim CommitteeClosed Car Loading GuidePart 2 Best Practices forLoadingRoll Paper in RailcarsCopyright 2016 by the Association of American Railroads (AAR)425 Third Street SWWashington, DC 20024 All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book in any form. It is the AAR s intention that this publication be used to promote the objectives of the AAR and its members for the safe, efficient, and uniform interchange of rail equipment in North America. To this end, only excerpts of a rule or specification may be reproduced by the purchaser for their own use in promoting this objective.

2 No portion of this publication may be displayed or otherwise made available to multiple users through any electronic distribution media including but not limited to a local area network or the Internet. No portion may be sold or used for advertisement or gain by any entity other than the AAR and its authorized distributor(s) without written permission from the Practices forLoadingROLL PAPER IN RAILCARS(Supersedes Best Practices for Loading of Roll Paper in Railcars issued May 2011 Cancels Pamphlet No. 39 issued April 2011)Issued: August 2016 Published byTransportation Technology Center, DOT RoadPueblo, CO 81001(Printed in ) 2016 Closed Car Loading Guide Loading Roll Paper in Rail Cars iTABLE OF Overview1 Reference Documents1 Rail Transportation Environment1 and Preparation of Car2 Loading Information3 Overview3 Maximum Load Weight3 Distribution of Weight Crosswise in Cars3 Center of Gravity3 Considerations4 and Bracing Materials5 Steel Strapping5 Nonmetallic Strapping5 Lumber5 Air Bags5 Rubber Mats5 Void Fillers5 Risers5 Securement6 Vertical Air Bags6 Horizontal Air Bags6 Securing Incomplete Layers of Paper Rolls6 Roll Omission6 Mixed Load Patterns of the Same

3 Diameter Rolls6 On-Side Loading (Also Referred to as Bilge or T Loading )6 Anchored Loads6 Protection7 Rule 7, AAR Circular No. 42-K7 Wood7 Roll Cores7 Steel Strapping7 Nonmetallic Strap7 Key Lock Strapping7 Inset Doorway Loading7 Anchored U-Straps (or Key-Anchored Straps)7 Anchored S-Straps7 Rubber Mats7 Exceptions7 14 iiClosed Car Loading Guide Loading Roll Paper in Rail Practices Load Plans8 How to Use This Section8 Load Plans 50 ft Cars8 50 ft Car 40 in. Diameter Rolls8 50 ft Car 42 in. Diameter Rolls8 50 ft Car 45 in. Diameter Rolls8 50 ft Car 50 in.

4 Diameter Rolls8 50 ft Car 58 in. Diameter Rolls8 50 ft Car 60 in. Diameter Rolls8 50 ft Car 72 in. Diameter Rolls8 Load Plans 60 ft Cars8 60 ft Car 40 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 42 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 45 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 448 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 50 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 58 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 60 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 72 in. Diameter Rolls8 60 ft Car 84 in. Diameter Rolls8 OT-34-G10 Diagrams for Unrestricted Interchange Service11 Prevention Product Vendor List12 1 TitlePageClosed Car Loading Guide Loading Roll Paper in Rail Cars iiiLIST OF FIGURESF igure view of example load.

5 3 3 Figure fillers used with contour buffer pads ..5 3 Figure buffer pads used with vertical air bag ..5 3 Figure filler in pulpboard load..5 4 Figure filler along sidewall in pulpboard load..5 4 Figure 2 4s and 2 6s used as lengthwise fillers in cushion equipped cars..5 5 Figure fillers ..5 5 Figure , square, and circular risers ..5 6 Figure used to break strata line ..5 8 Figure air bags application ..6 1 Figure air bags application ..6 2 Figure omission method for 40 in. rolls ..6 6 Figure omission method for 58 in. rolls ..6 6 Figure variations ..6 7 Figure Loading of 45 in. diameter rolls ..6 8 Figure Loading of 50 in.

6 To 56 in. diameter rolls..6 9 Figure Loading of 58 in. diameter rolls using blocking rolls .. 6 10 Figure Loading of 58 in. diameter rolls using corrugated chocks .. 6 11 Figure Loading of 58 in. diameter rolls using blocking rolls and unitizing straps .. 6 12 Figure on-side Loading of 58 in. diameter rolls using blocking rolls and unitizing straps .. 6 13 Figure load weighing up to 205,000 lb .. 6 13 Figure doorway protection for a single-layer load ..7 1 Figure core wedged between doorposts..7 2 Figure strap doorway protection ..7 2 Figure and belt-type strap applications ..7 3 Figure key band doorway protection.

7 7 4 Figure roll patterns for 40-in. to rolls ..7 4 Figure inset with air bags ..7 5 Figure four-roll inset with air bags ..7 5 Figure and six-roll inset units ..7 5 Figure unitizing straps ..7 6 Figure X unitizing straps ..7 7 Figure set of four-roll X or Figure-8 unitizing straps ..7 7 Figure sets of four-roll X or Figure-8 unitizing straps..7 8 Figure sets of four-roll unitizing straps ..7 8 Figure U-strap doorway protection ..7 9 Figure S-strap doorway protection .. 7 10 Figure mat doorway protection .. 7 11 Figure 58-in. diameter load in a 60-ft. 9-in. boxcar .. 7 14 ivClosed Car Loading Guide Loading Roll Paper in Rail CarsLIST OF TABLEST able endwall strength.

8 3 1 Table level application Guide .. 5 1 Table riser sizes for rolls .. 5 6 Table rate for nonmetallic strap as doorway protection.. 7 3 Closed Car Loading Guide Loading Roll Paper in Rail Cars1 purpose of this Guide is to relate basic good car Loading procedures that have been developed through laboratory and field testing, engineering studies, and accumulated experience in rail transportation. Many commodities or packaging types, such as paper, prepared food, plywood, and intermediate bulk containers, are governed in greater detail in individual Closed car Loading guides. Commodity-specific guides will normally take precedence over these general guidelines.

9 See the back cover for a complete listing of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) boxcar Loading with the Minimum Loading Standards contained herein will ensure conformance with Circular No. 42-K rules and provide adequate protection for lading from sources of damage in the normal railroad general rules contained in Circular No. 42-K or supplements thereto issued by the AAR are formulated for the purpose of providing safe methods of Loading boxcars and must be Loading rules and/or practices apply to shipments transported in the USA, Canada, and Loading methods in individual Closed car Loading publications issued by AAR s Damage Prevention and Loading Services are minimum standards that have been evaluated and approved by the AAR Damage Prevention and Freight Claim Committee.

10 The minimum standards offer practical guidelines on the subjects covered. Because these are minimum standards, it may be necessary to supplement the methods in some instances. In addition, each carrier may have its own requirements. Contact your origin carrier for more standards in AAR Closed car Loading publications are intended for safe transit of the railcar from origin to destination and for the prevention of lading and equipment damage. The standards do not address unloading and bracing methods not currently approved may receive consideration for approval and publication under the Damage Prevention and Loading Services General Information Bulletin, No.