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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Railroad Abbreviations
From: John Mitchell <cbqrr47@y...>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 14:40:35 -0800 (PST)
In-reply-to: <5.1.0.14.2.20020106160736.009ec590@1...>
It means it is a private owner car, i.e. not railroad
owned. That's right isn't it, Gabe?
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- "Dennis C. Henry" <dchenry@g...> wrote:
> At 02:06 PM 1/6/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >Hi List.
> >
> >This isn't a Burlington question, but it is a
> railroad
> >question that I know someone on this list could
> >answer. Now, the question. What is the "X" on the
> >end of some railroad abbreciations for. I know
> CWEX
> >has to be commenwealth Edison(it was on empty coal
> >hoppers near one of their power plants). Another
> one
> >I know of is TTX. What is the X for?!?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Bryan J. Howell
> >tubaman21@y...
> >tubaman221@h...
> >http://www.angelfire.com/il2/burlingtonzephyrs
> The X stands for private (non-railroad) owned car.
> 
> Dennis
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