Re: PC: CSX vs. CSXT

["Chip Ordway" <djchip@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

How about the Long Island Rail Road?  I've seen/photographed both LI & 
LIRR.  


>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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