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Western Railroad Discussion > Must plant switchers have reporting marks and numbers?Date: 11/13/24 13:13 Must plant switchers have reporting marks and numbers? Author: pilotblue Hey Gang,
This is for modeling purposes but since the question is about the prototype, I thought it should go on this board. Are plant switchers that never leave company property required to have reporting marks and/or numbers? I'm painting/patching my quarry switcher. Thanks in advance for any info! Date: 11/13/24 13:28 Re: Must plant switchers have reporting marks and numbers? Author: MP555 pilotblue Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Are plant switchers that never leave company > property required to have reporting marks and/or > numbers? I'm painting/patching my quarry > switcher. None needed. Date: 11/13/24 14:39 Re: Must plant switchers have reporting marks and numbers? Author: tferk Not required, but they are often wearing the previous owners number and sometimes reporting marks.
The plant switchers at the forging plant I worked at had the assigned department stencilled on the side, and under that was the inventory asset number. https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3433811,3433811#msg-3433811 Ted Ferkenhoff Flagstaff, AZ Date: 11/13/24 14:49 Re: Must plant switchers have reporting marks and numbers? Author: LocoPilot750 I've handled several in trains, usually behind the consist, some MU's but dead, others with brake pipe only like a boxcar, but I can't remember how they showed up on the train list.
Date: 11/13/24 18:16 Re: Must plant switchers have reporting marks and numbers? Author: dcmkris Here is a 50T that I photographed yesterday at a transload site in Ohio.
No reporting mark or number. Kris  Date: 11/14/24 09:16 Re: Must plant switchers have reporting marks and numbers? Author: Waybiller Anything in interchange needs to be compliant with the various interchange rules, such as having a mark and number. If it isn't interchanged, or otherwise federally regulated, then no requirements.
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