HOWARD HICKSON'S HISTORIES [Index] Elko: The First 100 Years Elko was the end of the tracks laid from the west by the Central Pacific Railroad in 1868. When CPRR tracklayers moved on east to meet construction crews of the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory, Utah Territory, they left a small tent town on the banks of the Humboldt River.
By definition, reciprocal switching is âan interchange of inbound and outbound carload freight among railroads in which the cars are switched by one railroad to or from the siding of another under a regular switching charge that is usually absorbed by the carrier receiving the line-haul.â.
(2) Exchange means a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange and includes the office through which a reciprocal or interinsurance contract is exchanged. (3) Reciprocal or interinsurance contract means an insurance policy or other contract that provides indemnity among a group of subscribers for certain losses. (4) Subscriber means an individual, partnership, or corporation who, through an attorney in fact, enters into a reciprocal or interinsurance contract.