Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!darrelj From: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Newsgroups: net.railroad Subject: Re: Explanation of markings on freight cars sought Message-ID: <867@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Feb-84 11:04:37 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.867 Posted: Sat Feb 25 11:04:37 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 13:40:51 EST References: <704@ihuxq.UUCP> Reply-To: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Lines: 12 ***X denotes railway cars owned by a holding company rather than by a railroad. For historical reasons, the railroads have not wanted to own tank cars (no doubt in part because you can't load any cargo in any car). -- Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD System Development Corp. 2500 Colorado Ave Santa Monica, CA 90406 (213)820-4111 x5449 ...{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdccsu3,trw-unix}!sdcrdcf!darrelj VANBUER@USC-ECL.ARPA