Does it bother you?

[railroadyoshi]

when you have a small layout like a 4x8 and 15-20 cars, it does get to you if you see the same number over and over again. Of course, on a small layout there is usually more variety soyou would nt have as many of the same models.
(Not more variety, if not less, but less of each type)
-Siddharth

[Texas Zepher]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man

It concerns me a little to have more than one of the same road number rolling stock around but I will tolerate it.

It's not that it bothers me but makes it impossible to operate the layout properly. If there are multiple cars with the same road name and number, how is one to know which one to pick up and were it goes. Then the real nightmare if they get into the same train. My heavens man, you could spot reefer #350121 at the packing plant thinking it was a clean empty, and they open it to find rotting strawberries that were supposed to have gone to the produce distribution center two towns away. That would be a very angry produce dealer, he might start shipping via trucks!

Combination of reporting mark and number must be unique.

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man

It concerns me a little to have more than one of the same road number rolling stock around but I will tolerate it. I can't deal with that on locomotives though!!! Am I to particular?

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[willy6]

Just a little with cars that have numbers that are 2 feet tall in scale,like my Southern hopper cars, but the ones with liitlle numbers , I can hardly see them. Repainting is in the future plans, but not a priority.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it bothers me to have cars with the same numbers, but I tolerate it and space them out as much as possible so it's not as noticable. I have it on my list of things to do one of these days to paint over the old numbers and re-decal all the cars that are like this so they'll have different numbers.

trainluver1

[Anonymous]

I've never been one to be accused of worrying too much about the details, but it would drive me nuts to have identical road numbers on my railroad at the same time.

[ClinchValleySD40]

Yes it bothers me big time - not allowed. The Car Card program I use doesn't like it, makes it real tough during an ops session when two of the same car shows up in the same train.

[Anonymous]

You wouldn't see that in the real world, so yes, simply put, it irks me to death!! [:(!]

Especially when I buy something just because I think it's a different road number from one I already have, only to get home and discover my memory has failed me once again.

Fortunately, graffiti decals and so many cars being re-stenciled for second-hand owners nowadays has made the re-numbering process a lot easier - no need to find an exact decal match for the lettering size and style anymore.

[Virginian]

It is importamt that cars not have the same number. It is a matter of life and death that engines not have duplicate numbers.

[Catt]

It bothers me,but I wouldn't say big time.The day will come when I will have all different road numbers but I won't lose any sleep while waiting for that day to come.[:D]

[douginut]

Isn't that what keeps decal makers in business?

Besides, I like to put a different number on each side when I renumber.
makes a small fleet look BIG

Doug, in Utah

[ukguy]

It doesnt bother me too much (well it didnt but after reading this thread its gotten me thinking) It would be nice if the maufacturers shipped rolling stock/locos with data only and unnumbered but with a small sheet of individual number decals so we could number them how we needed, for the folks who dont care if the numbers are the same or the 'casual MRer' they could just leave them off.

Too much to do to worry about it now.

Have fun & be safe.
Karl.

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by little grande man

I really don't care if rolling stock has the same number. Something else to worry about.

Guess it's not that big a deal after all! [:D]

[Anonymous]

I really don't care if rolling stock has the same number. Something else to worry about.

[sledgehammer]

you fellas must have better eyes than i got. i can't see the raod numbers when the train is going aroud the track. I ts ine of those things that does not bother me.

[leighant]

No, it doesn't bother me because I renumber them. A lot of cars don't come with the right numbers for my time period or for the prototype, and I have to renumber them anyway.
Today's more expensive cars, the ones that are prototype-specific and have the right numbers anyway, often come in different numbers.
And the less expensive cars are hardly ever "ready-to-run" anyway. Re-doing them is part of the fun of the hobby.

See my continuing “Santa Fe covered hopper cars of the 1950s in N scale” thread at http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/78/t/000112.html

[Anonymous]

I can't say that it bothers me "big time" but I would rather they weren't all numbered the same. I have some UP boxcars with different numbers and a couple Menasha cars with the same number. I run the UP boxcars together and they look fine, but I run the Menasha cars on separate trains so they aren't together and the number doesn't make a difference then.

My Hoppers are pretty heavily weathered, so the same road numbers aren't quite as apparent.

[Anonymous]

Life's too short! However, just to simplify things I order most of my rolling stock with "data only" markings. If at some juncture down the road I want to number and brand them it will be easier for me to do so.

Trevor[:)]

[rogerhensley]

I wouldn't say 'Bigtime', but I change numbers or be very certain that anything that I paint has different numbers.

[Anonymous]

I am quick to renumber a car if it has the same road number . For one, it lets me customize the car. Two, It makes opperation a little easier not having a bunch of cars the same. I dont feel as bad if I weather it , because I have another just like it!

[Anonymous]

I run Nscale and enjoy seeing the train as a whole. The numbers are so small on an Nscale car that you really have to look. It does not bother me. My locomotives must have different numbers. They are a whole lot more noticable.

[Anonymous]

It does but not big time. I need to get into ‘decalling’ (is there such a word). As soon as my layout is fully completed I going start doing some recording with the video cam. and there are going to be a lot of close ups.
Rich

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BRAKIE
... I change numbers when needed.[:D]

That's actually easier than many people realize - I'm always seeing prototype freight cars where the original number has been painted-over [probably to compensate for fading, etc.] so a slightly-mismatched background color wouldn't look out-of-place on models either.

[BRAKIE]

Yes it bothers me big time to have cars with the same numbers because of using waybills and car cards for operation so I change numbers when needed.[:D]

[IRONROOSTER]

It doesn't bother me - although if I ever set up an operating system that uses car numbers I'll have to deal with it in some fashion.
Enjoy
Paul

[Eriediamond]

It doesn't bother me at all, but like others I like different numbers on the locos. To those that "operate" their railroad, I can see where it would be a problem though. I voted like my signature,Ken

[fievel]

It would be nice to have different numbers on all my rolling stock, but I've got
way too many other things to do on my pike. I have enough stuff to do to keep
me occupied for years. So I voted lifes too short.

[simon1966]

I have several duplicates, and it sort of bothers me to the extent that now I try not to get duplicates. At some point the duplicates will become the focus of a re-paint/re-numbering project, but not any time soon.

[Fergmiester]

I took care of that by painting over them and remarking them in MESS livery.

You can buy dry transfers and add a number here or there

Fergie