When Conrail was broken up in 1999, NS and CSX needed to divide the CR rolling stock, so the 2 companies created holding companies for their bookeeping. Since CSX got mostly NYC property and NS got mostly PRR property, they named their holding companies New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad, respectively. Hence the reporting marks. "NYC" carsare really CSX property and "PRR" cars are NS property.
--- In [email protected], "jamiebothwell" <vze4c...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Andre Ming" <laming@> wrote: > > > > Dear NYC and PRR Fans: > > > > Having read with amusement the good-natured banter on this list concerning > > the never-ending NYC vs PRR debate, I would now like to offer irrefutable > > proof that NYC is the victor and the PRR is the vanquished. > > > > As most of you know, I railroad for a living. I work a switch job > > primarily, and in so doing I see an awful lot of railroad cars travel > > in/out > > of our yard and over our system to our various connections. > > > > Today, having just made a joint, I was sitting in the cab of the Alco and > > looking about. Beside me is a long track full of cars that serves one of > > our > > drilling sand customers. Right beside my engine sat a covered hopper car > > that caught my attention. Believe it or not, its reporting marks were > > "NYC". Yup, "NYC". And this car is not an isolated oddity. Recently I > > have noticed NYC coil steel cars, boxcars, along with covered hoppers. I > > NEVER see ANY cars with "PRR" reporting marks. > > > > SOOOO... > > > > It appears that SOMEWHERE... on someone's accounting sheet and in the paper > > world, the NYC still exists! > > > > There you have it: The NYC survived and therefore displaced the PRR. It > > must be the superior railroad. > > > > :-) > > > > (That ought to get'em started!!) > > > > Andre Ming > > > > > OK Andre, > I'll bite. They got the cars. We got the locomotives. Now tell me who won. > Jamie Bothwell > Bethlehem, PA (Where I can travel a mile to the train yard and see > locomotives with PRR > reporting marks!) > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
