Can anyone tell me what the letters on coal hoppers stand for? I know there is 4 letters, and they end with the letter X. I am trying gain my knowledge what comes through my home town.
Posted by Charles Michael (Member # 46) on :
Joe,
The letters are called "reporting marks" and are the identification of the company that owns the cars. Those ending in an X are of companies that that own cars but don't operate rail, mostly lease fleets. You can see a list of these reporting marks at the following URL: http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/Officeofsafety/Auxilary/RRCODE.HTM