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Acceptable Foreign reporting marks on N&W layout?

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Posted by dehusman on Monday, May 30, 2022 8:25 PM

Essentially any reporting marks in service in the 1980's.

Hoppers will be mostly N&W, tank cars will be private owners, gons will be mostly eastern roads and boxcars will show up in about the same proportion as they are part of the national fleet.  That means that you would see way more CR (and predescessor road) boxcars than you will see FEC boxcars.  There will also be a lot of the IPD boxcars (brightly colored shortline incentive per diem cars) and Railbox cars, since that was their heyday.  Covered hoppers will be N&W and local roads or private owner cas for chemicals.

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Posted by dti406 on Monday, May 30, 2022 6:48 PM

Definitely NKP and Wabash, even though the merger took place in 64  there were still cars lettered up into the 90's.

Also you could never go wrong with PC/Conrail and SCL. Add in singles from SP, ATSF and BN as they are everywhere.

 

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Acceptable Foreign reporting marks on N&W layout?
Posted by kasskaboose on Monday, May 30, 2022 6:12 PM

Happy Holidays!

Can anyone pls suggest what other foreign reporting marks would appear on an N&W layout set in the 1980s near Roanoke, VA?  I have a few Virginian (VGN) and Southern (SOU).  What about C&O? B&O? NKP?   Yes, I know it's "my" layout, but I'm going for somewhat realistic.

Thanks!

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