tag@tty3b.UUCP ("Tom Gloger"3974 97320) (04/13/84)
Third time posting this; forgive me fellow employees. Can anyone point me to a comrehensive list of AAR Mechanical Car Designations? For example: X Box car XF Food-service box car H Hopper HMA Ore car LO Covered hopper I've already seen the recent article in Model Railroader magazine, and have the book "The Railroad: What It Is and What It Does" (recommended reading!) so don't quote to me from those sources. Thank you. -- Tom Gloger AT&T Teletype Corporation Skokie, Illinois ihnp4!ltuxa!tty3b!tag
burton@fortune.UUCP (04/15/84)
#R:tty3b:-34100:fortune:8900003:000:1632 fortune!burton Apr 14 23:57:00 1984 This came up once before, and I replied somewhat expansively about an Official car registry, etc., and went so far to say that it might be neat to have all this on a personal computer database Will the person from DEC who called me, please call / message again. I'm at home this time, and I've just gotten the bok I was referring to. It's called "Official Railway Equyipment Register (pardon all my typos, it's late)" published by the National Railway Publi- cation Co.m, of Official Guide fame. The Ckassification of CArs section lists about 120 (yes) types of cars, using w and 3 useing 2 and 3 letter designations. Further, there is an incredibly complex system of letter plus 3 number codes, which provide such details are car length, door width, capacity in lbs., etc. Fasciniting stuf, but too muchto post to the net. The gentlemen from DEC suggested that he mught be in a position to get a tape of all this info from the FRA. Let's all plst replies to this message so he gets motibvated!!! Oh, further details. Address of pblisher is/was 424 W. 33rs Street, New York, N.Y. 10001. In 1976, one copy cost $12.50, with subscription of $37.50 for quarterly copies. Hell of a book. Philip Burton 101 Twin Dolphin Drive-MS 133 Fortune Systems Redwood City, CA 94065 (415) 595-8444 x 526 - - - {ihnp4 [ucbvax | decvax!decwrl]!amd70 harpo hpda }!fortune!burton P. S. I'm doing this note from home on a personal computer using a "modem" program that isn't giving me full support of editing and cursor keys. Sorry if this is a bit hard to read. Please call me. I enjoy talking to other fans .