Why are Kasgro Rail's cars marked KRL . . .

[BigDaddy]

All knowledge is good, but the OP [original poster] hasn't posted in the forum in seven years.

[DSchmitt]

BMMECNYC

CSXT is the only one with CSX in it.  CSX is a reporting mark for a separate private company.

CSX was the reporting mark of Central Tranportation Company 1954-1980.  Apparently the company no longer exists. I could not find any info with Google search.  Peviously it was assigned to Carnegie Steel 1920-1935, Carnegie-Illinous Steel 1937-1938, and Central Soya Company 1952.

The modern railroad is owned by CSX Corporation. As BMMECNYC said, CSX is not one of their reporting marks. It is the name of the company which is prominately displayed on their equipment. 

Kasgro Rail Corporation (KRL) is classified as a local switching and terminal railroad. It run from from the CSX at New Castle Junction to New Castle PA. where they have a plant to build heavy duty flat cars and offer repair services on all types of rail equipment.  They also own more tha 440 heavy duty flat cars to provide transportation services to industry.   http://www.kasgro.com/  The New Castle Industrial Railroad (NCIR) also sevves their plant, providing connection to the Norfolk Southern. 

 

[Anonymous]

A&Y

Two or three reasons possible. There used to be a KRLX reporting mark for Kingan Meat company. Maybe KRLX was taken by them when Kasgro Rail started.  In addition, there is another KRLX these days, Keystone Railcar Inc (http://rrpicturearchives.net/srchThumbs.aspx?srch=KRLX&search=Search) who might have also started before Kasgro.  If Kasgro Rail is a common carrier, that might explain it too.  I thought that X was used primarily for private car lines, not railroad carriers themselves.  CSX just used the idea when the Chessie and Seaboard couldn't agree on a single merger name, and used the C from Chessie and the S from Seaboard and the X for multiplication.  But usually, the X in the last digit of reporting marks is for a private car line, or at least a non-common carrier.

 

As previously mentioned, KRL is a short line common carrier.  As for CSX, their reporting marks as assigned by the Association of American Railroads are listed here:

https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/customers/resources/equipment/reporting-marks/

CSXT is the only one with CSX in it.  CSX is a reporting mark for a separate private company.

[A&Y]

Two or three reasons possible. There used to be a KRLX reporting mark for Kingan Meat company. Maybe KRLX was taken by them when Kasgro Rail started.  In addition, there is another KRLX these days, Keystone Railcar Inc (http://rrpicturearchives.net/srchThumbs.aspx?srch=KRLX&search=Search) who might have also started before Kasgro.  If Kasgro Rail is a common carrier, that might explain it too.  I thought that X was used primarily for private car lines, not railroad carriers themselves.  CSX just used the idea when the Chessie and Seaboard couldn't agree on a single merger name, and used the C from Chessie and the S from Seaboard and the X for multiplication.  But usually, the X in the last digit of reporting marks is for a private car line, or at least a non-common carrier.

[Kurt_Laughlin]

Ah, I have an idea where that is.  You can see their cars parked in a number of places in a valley coming up from Mahoningtown.  For example,

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=qtwqdy8933cq&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=28174798&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

and

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=qtvyp3892d27&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=28181929&encType=1

Thx,

KL

[jrbernier]

  The ...X would signify a 'private' owner, and different car rules would apply.  KRL is the common carrier markings for Kasgro Rail Lines.

  If a car has an 'X' suffix, the owner pays for the loaded outbound trip and the empty return trip(but has complete control of the car).  The 'KRL' car will be returned 'empty' at no charge, but can be 'captured' and used by another railroad if they can find a load going back. 

Jim

[ericsp]

According the Official Railway Equipment Register, KRL is the reporting mark of Kasgro Rail Lines, which appears to be a 3.5 mile long common carrier. It has interchanges with CSXT and with ISS Rail, Inc. at New Castle, PA. 

[Kurt_Laughlin]

. . . instead or KRLX?

 KL