Passenger Trains > Surfliner Car Name Changes & Trades?

Found info that indicates a number of Surfliner cars had car name changes and, in at least one instance, the names got flip-flopped on two cars. This was 6303 that was initially San Timiteo Canyon and 
6306 that was initially San Francisquito Canyon. Later they apparently flip-flopped names. Why on earth would this happen?

 

tehachapifan Wrote:
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> Found info that indicates a number of Surfliner
> cars had car name changes and, in at least one
> instance, the names got flip-flopped on two cars.
> This was 6303 that was initially San Timiteo
> Canyon and 
> 6306 that was initially San Francisquito Canyon.
> Later they apparently flip-flopped names. Why on
> earth would this happen?
>
>  

Somebody messed up when they originally applied the names to the cars? It happens.

cars get overhauled at the same time?

PHall Wrote:
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> tehachapifan Wrote:
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> -----
> > Found info that indicates a number of Surfliner
> > cars had car name changes and, in at least one
> > instance, the names got flip-flopped on two
> cars.
> > This was 6303 that was initially San Timiteo
> > Canyon and 
> > 6306 that was initially San Francisquito
> Canyon.
> > Later they apparently flip-flopped names. Why
> on
> > earth would this happen?
> >
> >  
>
> Somebody messed up when they originally applied
> the names to the cars? It happens.

Maybe, but why change them in this case? Why not just leave it? 

dan Wrote:
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> cars get overhauled at the same time?

I suppose this would make sense if they went for repaint and/or relettering and they forgot which was which.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/08/25 22:19 by tehachapifan.

i was thinking they were screwed on nameplates my bad but the painter /sticker applier just probably messed up

tehachapifan Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> -----
> > tehachapifan Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Found info that indicates a number of
> Surfliner
> > > cars had car name changes and, in at least
> one
> > > instance, the names got flip-flopped on two
> > cars.
> > > This was 6303 that was initially San Timiteo
> > > Canyon and 
> > > 6306 that was initially San Francisquito
> > Canyon.
> > > Later they apparently flip-flopped names. Why
> > on
> > > earth would this happen?
> > >
> > >  
> >
> > Somebody messed up when they originally applied
> > the names to the cars? It happens.
>
> Maybe, but why change them in this case? Why not
> just leave it? 
>
> dan Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > cars get overhauled at the same time?
>
> I suppose this would make sense if they went for
> repaint and/or relettering and they forgot which
> was which.

I believe it was when they were originally built and the screw up happened at the builder.

To take this further, why did they ever name some of these cars for places that are not even on the Surfliner routes?

Topfuel Wrote:
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> To take this further, why did they ever name some
> of these cars for places that are not even on the
> Surfliner routes?

Because they're in California?

PHall Wrote:
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> I believe it was when they were originally built
> and the screw up happened at the builder.

I thought when they were delivered, they didn't have names - they were applied later.

<edit> found this...https://www.on-track-on-line.com/amtkrinf-pacsurfnames.shtml

From 2000 to 2008 they had no names.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/25 20:05 by KA7008.

Topfuel Wrote:
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> To take this further, why did they ever name some
> of these cars for places that are not even on the
> Surfliner routes?

happened many times by various rr's and others