14 December 2004

Domestic Intermodal PPS Traffic, Holiday Shipping Schedule and Liability

The following note comes from Customer Services at CPR.

CPR will shut-down operations across CPR's entire network on Friday December 24th through Sunday December 26th. As a result, PPS traffic will be accepted with limited liability only on the days preceding the shutdown. Therefore, to ensure PPS traffic reaches the destination before Christmas shutdown, the last suggested shipping date for Domestic Intermodal PPS traffic on CPR is December 17, 2004.

CPR will not be liable for damage to perishable goods due to failure or shutdown of temperature control units (heaters or refrigerators) while such goods delivered to CPR after the local terminal gate cut off times below on Friday December 17th through opening of the local terminal on December 27th and 28th (see schedule below for opening times) are in CPR's possession.

Origin Terminal: Lachine
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
2230 December 17th , 2004 - 0530 December 28th

Origin Terminal: Vaughn
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
2359 December 17th , 2004 - 0500 December 27th

Origin Terminal: London
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
2359 December 17th , 2004 - 0500 December 27th

Origin Terminal: Thunder Bay
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
2359 December 17th , 2004 - 0600 December 28th

Origin Terminal: Winnipeg
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
2200 December 17th , 2004 - 0500 December 27th

Origin Terminal: Saskatoon
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
1615 December 17th , 2004 - 0500 December 28th

Origin Terminal: Regina
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
1900 December 17th , 2004 - 0500 December 28th

Origin Terminal: Calgary
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
2359 December 17th , 2004 - 0001 December 27th
Origin Terminal: Edmonton
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
1800 December 17th , 2004 - 0001 December 27th

Origin Terminal: Vancouver
Perishable Liability Gate, Cut-off Perishable, Liability Start-up
1700 December 17th , 2004 - 0001 December 27th

Shippers may still ship PPS traffic after the 17th until shutdown on the 24th at their own risk. To facilitate movement of PPS traffic before and after Christmas, CPR will still accept PPS traffic which will be at the Shipper's risk after the above cut-off times on the 17th. Traffic delivered after the cut-off times on the 17th may be placed on trains up to the 23rd of December (actual departure will depend on origin train & destination) where it may be set-off enroute. Set-off traffic would be tagged for the first appropriate train after start-up of operations on the 27th and 28th. Please contact your customer service representative to confirm the handling plan for your specific shipment.

The Centralized Operations Group at CPR will continue P&D for PPS equipment preceding and following the Christmas shutdown. The shipper is responsible for following proper handling and loading procedures while equipment is in their care. Any customer that is in procession of PPS equipment belonging to Canadian Pacific Railway during the restricted period of Dec 17th through Dec 27th , will be solely responsible for the fueling and maintenance of the equipment during the blackout time listed above. In the event of mechanical failure on-site, Canadian Pacific Railway will not be liable as inspection and maintenance coverage will not be available.

CPR will not shutdown train operations over the New Year, however it may have reduced train starts dependent on local terminal/COG operating hours.

As a result, for traffic shipping on the 1st and 2nd or January please check with your customer service representative to confirm planned train departures.

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