Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT

["NEW HAVEN U25B" <ERIE-LACKAWANNA@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ST, GT, CN, CV, BM, BN, HS, DV, PW, NW, GA, SV, RR, RV, ME, ETC
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill K. <pontiac -AT- dreamscape.com>
To: <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT


>Some are shorter, like CR, LV, RDG, EL, PC, B&O, C&O, CNJ, ETC.. err Et
>Cetera, *grins*
>
>Bill K.
>
>----------
>> From: NEW HAVEN U25B <ERIE-LACKAWANNA -AT- prodigy.net>
>> To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
>> Subject: Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT
>> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:51 PM
>> 
>> Not all reporting marks are 4 letters long. Some are longer like NYO&W,
>> M&StL, CNO&TP
>> CRI&P, CM&StP, CSS&SB and more
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: <kurtrain -AT- erols.com>
>> To: <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
>> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT
>> 
>> 
>> >> CSX is not a reporting mark, although it is the name of the railroad.
>> >> Their reporting mark is CSXT.
>> >
>> >According to the interchange rules, a railroad's reporting marks can be
>> >anything it wants, up to 4 characters but it can't end in "X." Any none
>> >railroad company that has cars in interchange service must have a
>> >reporting mark that ends in "X."
>> >
>> >CSX couldn't use just CSX as a reporting mark, since they are a
>> >railroad. Hence the "T" was added to the end, with the lame excuse that
>> >it stood for Transportation. (Bah Humbug).
>> >
>> >Kurt Thompson
>> >
>> 
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