quote:I need to research what constitutes a Bad Order, are there different levels?
Certainly. A car could be bad ordered for a simple RIP track repair for a safety appliance like a broken rung on a ladder. On the other end of the spectrum it could be a heavy bad order that might require rebuilding or result in scrapping. Obviously there is a whole lot in between.
quote:it shouldn't come as a surprise the high percentage of bad orders on the PRR. with well over 200,000 cars on the road, far higher than any other railroad
Why would the PRR percentage of freight cars in bad order be larger than a railroad with a smaller feet? The total number might be larger but the percentage should be in line with other railroads unless things were already amiss at the Pennsy by 1950.
The high percentage would seem to indicate that the PRR either didn't have the money to fix their cars, didn't have adequate facilities in which to repair them or was holding on to cars in need of heavy repair instead of scrapping them. None of those are indicators of a well run property.
