Talk:Reporting mark

message: Could somebody check out all of the 25 February edits by 66.227.205.251 to the lists of reporting marks?  They look like they might be nonsense edits, as LIRR is almost certainly Long Island Railroad and that IP has a history of vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.112.66.25 (talk • contribs) 
:Checking... Slambo (Speak) 14:26, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The ones I've looked at so far are not what I would call vandalism, but misunderstandings.  The added listing for CHS, for example, is correct as far as I can tell, just the name in the link is longer than what we normally use for a railroad name.  The LIRR listing appears like a misinterpretation; as you can see on , the railroad uses LIRR on its equipment, but it's actually LIRX according to the photo index page.  While the Long Island Rail Road could be using a different reporting mark now, it seems unlikely.  Slambo (Speak) 14:36, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Hmmm... STB docket number 33936 (summary PDF: ) uses "LIRR" as the abbreviation for the railroad name, but doesn't explicitly list it as the official reporting mark. Slambo (Speak) 14:59, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: as an interesting side note, I found one page that mentions all of the short line railroads that IP address added/modified in one legal document: Employer Status Determination from the Railroad Retirement Board. Slambo (Speak) 14:43, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

text: According to , that IP address is located in Michigan.  Taken together with the information in the RRB document, it seems likely to me that this editor is employed by or is in some way associated with the Adrian & Blissfield Railroad.  This would seem to fit with the pattern of edits that I see. Slambo (Speak) 14:50, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Nonsense edits

message: pp. 2-4 looks useful for purposes of which railroads have marks and which old marks are now owned by others. --NE2 16:39, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Useful list

message: This article states that the AAR issues Z markings to trailer owners, but the truth is these trailer markings fall under the terms and use of Standard Carrier Alpha Codes in which they derive from. Railroad-related wise, Z markings appear to be assigned to either non-revenue railroads or private companies in which do not have their own railroad equipment, though unfortunately there appears to be no official source detailing its formal use. Here are some examples of these markings on locomotives:   
The Federal Railroad Administration also recognizes Z markings for multiple museum operations, such as the Monticello Railway Museum (MRMZ) as an example, transit companies which do not interchange with other carriers such as Regional Transportation District (RTDZ), and various non-carrier industrial systems such as coal mines with their own trackage. I recommend this section be re-written inside the article, or at least append the  tag to this information for the time being.  TimberWolf Railz (talk) 09:48, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually  does a good job of including "Z" marks; try ATLZ or HOWZ. According to  (warning: not a totally reliable source), the AAR did in fact assign the "Z" marks. --NE2 19:27, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well my inquiry was in regard to the use of these markings in general railroad applications, Rail Inc.'s UMLER database only seems to cover those used by Standard Carrier Alpha Codes which are trailers. We also should not take the latter into faith if everything else besides UMLER information are considered unusable in an encyclopedic article. TimberWolf Railz (talk) 09:57, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Anything that is a reporting mark is usable, whether the source is Railinc, the Official Railway Equipment Register, or another reliable source. --NE2 11:52, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Z Markings 

message: From the 1912 ORER: PTX 1013, MDTX 30284 --NE2 18:25, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  How's this for an early image? 

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