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US MOC loco numbering
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 30 Jul 2005 19:52:57 GMT
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Was looking at that earlier, I though it was a
GP50
tho’
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This brings me to a question that was bothering me when i was looking throught
the NMRA photos. I don’t know my US loco classes by sight so I was looking up
the numbers to find what the MOCs represented. None of them seemed to have
correct numbers. For example
BN 3003 is a GP40, not
GP50. The BN GP50s are 3100-3162. Is there a reason for this? Just curious :)
Tim
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: US MOC loco numbering
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| (...) Someone didn't check the published rosters? Every railroad has their own scheme, which they violate with impunity when they want to, or if they run out of numbers (UP just started a second reporting mark for locos because they had run out of 4 (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: And now for something completely different....
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| (...) What, (URL) this A unit>? (...) Was looking at that earlier, I though it was a (URL) GP50> tho' Have to agree, it wasn't built to be very accurate, but as a speedy method to get building after a spot of 'builders-block' and to go with the (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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