Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT

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

I don't consider state owned railroads like LIRR/NJT/MNT to be a part of the
normal system and merely a heavy rail transit system
-----Original Message-----
From: Chip Ordway <djchip -AT- hotmail.com>
To: <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT


>How about the Long Island Rail Road?  I've seen/photographed both LI &
>LIRR.
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>>From: "NEW HAVEN U25B" <ERIE-LACKAWANNA -AT- prodigy.net>
>>Reply-To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
>>To: <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
>>Subject: Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT
>>Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 23:21:20 -0500
>>
>>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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