Comments on: A lesson in reporting marks – notice the marks on the engines? One is correct, one is not. Debate below. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:49:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ngineered4u http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9962 ngineered4u Sat, 18 Jul 2015 02:11:12 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9962 The train crew would call themselves GEXR 431/432 when identifying themselves and are required to give the engine number and railroad identification. When I am driving my train and contact a foreman, even though its a CN locomotive if it has IC, GT, BCOL or any other reporting marks they must be used. The train crew would call themselves GEXR 431/432 when identifying themselves and are required to give the engine number and railroad identification. When I am driving my train and contact a foreman, even though its a CN locomotive if it has IC, GT, BCOL or any other reporting marks they must be used.

]]> By: ngineered4u http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9961 ngineered4u Sat, 18 Jul 2015 02:07:38 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9961 LOL @ Stephen. That sounds like when I applied for my Nexus. You pay up front and if you are refused, no refunds. Thanks for the useful info. Always nice to start a lively discussion. LOL @ Stephen. That sounds like when I applied for my Nexus. You pay up front and if you are refused, no refunds. Thanks for the useful info. Always nice to start a lively discussion.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9960 Stephen C. Host Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:51:49 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9960 Of interest - application form for Reporting Marks. Costs $525 as of 2015 and is non refundable (if you are refused, you lose the money). Linked below: https://www.railinc.com/rportal/alf_docs/MARK/MARKapplication.doc The AAR doesn't 'change' marks the railway has to apply for it. There's a lot of other administrative garbage that goes on behind the scenes too.. locomotive paperwork, maintenance records, inspection records.. The fact remains - SOR has three locomotives with RLHH Stencilling on the cab - a year ago this was not the case, so the correct marks are being used on new arrivals or repaints. An interesting discussion, thanks everyone. - Steve Of interest – application form for Reporting Marks. Costs $525 as of 2015 and is non refundable (if you are refused, you lose the money). Linked below:

https://www.railinc.com/rportal/alf_docs/MARK/MARKapplication.doc

The AAR doesn’t ‘change’ marks the railway has to apply for it. There’s a lot of other administrative garbage that goes on behind the scenes too.. locomotive paperwork, maintenance records, inspection records..

The fact remains – SOR has three locomotives with RLHH Stencilling on the cab – a year ago this was not the case, so the correct marks are being used on new arrivals or repaints.

An interesting discussion, thanks everyone.
- Steve

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9959 Stephen C. Host Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:33:56 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9959 RA 4057... RLK 4057 no? I wasn't aware any engines, near here anyway, used RA reporting marks, but I stand to be corrected. One oddity on G&W's Canadian roads is GEXR 3821 - currently in Railtex paint - this engine had no reporting marks anywhere for many many years, and was (and still is) assigned to Stratford. Rarely ever left the property, and rarely led. For a while it was on 432/1, leading, and someone realized they needed to add reporting marks - so the GEXR logo & mark (with the knuckle) was added a few years ago. However, the engine still traces at SLC 3821 to this day... transferred in 1999 from the Salt Lake City Southern Railroad (Reporting marks SL). Yes, this means the reporting marks were wrong when on its former assignment, and left that way all this time. All that to save what, $30 on reprogramming an AEI tag? I call the engine GEXR 3821, as it would be identified by a crew... and likely written as such on locomotive paperwork :) RA 4057… RLK 4057 no? I wasn’t aware any engines, near here anyway, used RA reporting marks, but I stand to be corrected.

One oddity on G&W’s Canadian roads is GEXR 3821 – currently in Railtex paint – this engine had no reporting marks anywhere for many many years, and was (and still is) assigned to Stratford. Rarely ever left the property, and rarely led. For a while it was on 432/1, leading, and someone realized they needed to add reporting marks – so the GEXR logo & mark (with the knuckle) was added a few years ago.

However, the engine still traces at SLC 3821 to this day… transferred in 1999 from the Salt Lake City Southern Railroad (Reporting marks SL). Yes, this means the reporting marks were wrong when on its former assignment, and left that way all this time. All that to save what, $30 on reprogramming an AEI tag?

I call the engine GEXR 3821, as it would be identified by a crew… and likely written as such on locomotive paperwork :)

]]> By: rsmith http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9957 rsmith Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:35:14 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9957 Too bad RA 4057 isn't in the photo too. Too bad RA 4057 isn’t in the photo too.

]]> By: ngineered4u http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9956 ngineered4u Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:19:08 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9956 It was just a suggestion. Reporting marks are changed by AAR when needed. It was just a suggestion. Reporting marks are changed by AAR when needed.

]]> By: Joseph Bishop http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9955 Joseph Bishop Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:00:26 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9955 What would be the point of changing the reporting mark? They've been RLHH since the railroad was formed and all of their new units have been arriving with RLHH programmed into their AEI chips. They might be the Southern Ontario Railway but having the reporting mark as RLHH doesn't affect anything in the long run. What would be the point of changing the reporting mark?

They’ve been RLHH since the railroad was formed and all of their new units have been arriving with RLHH programmed into their AEI chips.

They might be the Southern Ontario Railway but having the reporting mark as RLHH doesn’t affect anything in the long run.

]]> By: ngineered4u http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9954 ngineered4u Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:27:07 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9954 Agreed JP Agreed JP

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9948 Stephen C. Host Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:26:46 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9948 Great stuff guys - great debate. Now if we can get the young ones to pay attention..they might learn something :) Great stuff guys – great debate. Now if we can get the young ones to pay attention..they might learn something :)

]]> By: smithgl http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=19749#comment-9945 smithgl Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:32:49 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RPCA_RLHH_SOR_STRSCH_9336c.jpg#comment-9945 Thanks for the detailed explanation rlk1752! Now to look up shots of NAR tank cars! Thanks for the detailed explanation rlk1752! Now to look up shots of NAR tank cars!

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