Can't put my hands on anything definite right now, but I'm pretty sure that
you will find that rule stayed in place until the 1980s or even 1990s. It
certainly was in place in the mid-1970s. I might note that this law did not
apply to "all equipment" in quite the way implied. Freight equipment in
particular, could be across the border for significant lengths of time, but
there were arrangements in place to allow for that. Even so, IIRC, freight
cars had to clear customs in both directions, whether loaded or empty.
Joe Smuin
----- Original Message -----
From: "jshorvath10583" <jshorvath10583@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 7:09 AM
Subject: [cpsig] Re: 48-hour law
"mcindoefalls" <mcindoefalls@...> wrote:
What was the name of the law that prohibited Canadian locomotives
steam and diesel from being in the U. S. more than 48 hours ?
It began when? It was repealed when?
law or treaty per se; it was 24, not 48, hours; and it applied to allWalt, my impression is that this was a customs regulation not a
equipment.
I've only seen it mentioned in an off-hand way in various books and
other publications. I actually tried to look into it on-line a month
or so ago but to no avail. The sense I get is that it changed some
time in the '60s.
JSH
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