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Freight Cars: Lettering and Marking

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Publication Info
  • 52 pages
  • The Railway Educational Bureau (2009)
  • Dimensions (in inches): 8.5x11
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Freight Cars: Lettering and Marking is a helpful guide to the lettering and marking of freight cars as established by AAR rules. A must for every railroader needing to read and interpret markings and lettering on freight cars and tank cars.

This book outlines the current standards and practices in effect with respect to the lettering and marking of interchange freight cars. These standards specify the following:
  • What information is to be shown
  • The format for displaying that information
  • Where the information is to be displayed
  • The size of the letters and numerals to be used
  • What optional information may be included, and the suggested sizes and locations for that information

    The markings on freight cars have three principal purposes:

  • To provide a uniform marking system for reporting the car on waybills, consists, and for billing purposes.
  • To give specific information about the physical characteristics of the car dimensional data, capacity, weight, and mechanical designations.
  • To display the various dates that are important to assure compliance with established maintenance requirements for the car and its critical components.

    Freight Cars: Lettering and Marking presents over 40 illustrations and photographs of detailed lettering and markings on freight cars, doors, tank cars, boxcars, and much more. Softcover.