Missing Blocks of Car Numbers

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

Gee this has been a great thread, I'm just sorry I don't have time to read
it all.  I was wondering, though, if there was anything about numbering cars
in that "Training Manual" that Ed printed off for some of us (you) last
summer.  I didn't get one so I can't look.  

Bob

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	John Swindler [mailto:j_swindler at hotmail.com] 
Sent:	Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:50 PM
To:	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject:	Re: Missing Blocks of Car Numbers





Quick "off the cuff" comment:  I worry that we are looking back as railfans,

and not struggling to put ourselves into role of PRC office employee in 
1910; 1925; 1940, etc. and see the world - and specifically PRC car number 
assignments - as they would see it.   For if PennDOT can be a guide, any 
"standardized" roster system would be subject to annual revisions - (because

we don't remember what we decided to do last year!!!)

Car numbers are everything to "us" railfans, but really just an 
insignificant bookkeeping entry to PRC staff.  And perhaps that can be 
somewhat painful.