Steam & Excursion > FWRHS - IT flatcar

FWRHS, owners and operators of NKP 765, has owned a former Illinois Terminal flatcar for 20+ years. It was acquired along with the former Virginian Rwy 200 ton wrecker, B-19. This winter it is being rehabbed and getting a new wood deck.  One thing that had disappeared is the paint on the car - faded beyond any recognition.  The only clue as to its identity is the remains of an ACI sign.  There is a series of numbers which I hope correlates with its road number.   "3-4-1-1" followed by two blank bars, a "4",  followed by one blank bar, and "3".   Would somebody please check an old Official Railway Equipment Register to see what flat car series the IT rostered?  We'll get a measuring tape out but it looks to be a 60 or 66 footer length.
 

My copy of the 10/1972 ORER has all of the ITC flat cars numbered between 1000 and 1519 except for one series from 200 to 249. None of them are longer than 54’ 6”.

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Maybe look under the Norfork & Western and Wabash listings.

NKP779 Wrote:
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> There is a series of numbers which I hope
> correlates with its road number.   "3-4-1-1"
> followed by two blank bars, a "4",  followed by
> one blank bar, and "3".  

Try using this reference guide, might help you translate the plate:  http://www.icrr.net/aci.htm
 

PatternOfFailure Wrote:
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> NKP779 Wrote:
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> > There is a series of numbers which I hope
> > correlates with its road number.   "3-4-1-1"
> > followed by two blank bars, a "4",  followed
> by
> > one blank bar, and "3".  
>
> Try using this reference guide, might help you
> translate the plate: 
> http://www.icrr.net/aci.htm
>  

No help at all. It's just an explanation of what ACI was but has no way to help translate.
 

PHall Wrote:
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> > Try using this reference guide, might help you
> > translate the plate: 
> > http://www.icrr.net/aci.htm
> >  
>
> No help at all. It's just an explanation of what
> ACI was but has no way to help translate.

Explaining what each line on the plate represented and showing what number each bar code represent in no way helps translate?  Okay.

IT Flatcar???  I'm picturing a flatcar with a bank of computer and servers and wifi for all the near by railfans.  Off course it will best be located directly behind the tender to provide for more discussion material on the forums.

The KarTrak label should have 13 multicolored bars. Skip the first bar.
Bars 2-5 are the reporting marks.  For ITC it should read 0354.
Bar 6-12  are the cars road number
Bar 13 is a check digit 

Hope that helps 

Gene

NKP779:
Can you post a picture of the ACI plate?

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