Does it bother you?

[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.

[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

[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]

[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.

[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.

[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]

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.

[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

[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.

[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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[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.

[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