Weekly Photo Fun 9-18/9-24

[mtrpls]

There are stranger things still rolling out of the car works... let's just say that a reefer has more than one meaning on this railroad.

Yeah, on mine too!!!

 

[UP2CSX]

Thanks, V&AL. It really isn't a large layout. Just two 4x4 blobs with a 3x14 section completing the U shape. I have to use a lot of forced perspective tricks to fool the viewer into thinking it's larger. One of the reasons I like making really detailed scenes is tends to draw the viewer's eye to all the scenes instead of standing there and saying, "Boy, what a dinky layout".

 

[RCH]

So basically, Red on all emergency vehicles, amber for tow trucks, blue on police vehicles, and a max of two clear on any emergency vehicle.

So the Red LED bar from RPS will work fine, as will the clear (replicating a bar with a clear lens but red LED lights). Same goes for the fire equipment.

Note: these laws are applicable for California. Other states are different. I know Florida uses blue only for police.

Interesting stuff, Josh. One thing I remember about Colorado was that if you saw blue, it usually meant a plow, but there was always yellow with it. If you saw blue and red, it was law enforcement. Fortunately for me, I only ever had blue and yellow creep up behind me!

 

[BNSFrailfan]

Yeah, on mine too!!!

LMFAO I like that idea.

 

[jbaakko]

Interesting stuff, Josh. One thing I remember about Colorado was that if you saw blue, it usually meant a plow, but there was always yellow with it. If you saw blue and red, it was law enforcement. Fortunately for me, I only ever had blue and yellow creep up behind me!

lol. I prefer creeping up on people with the blue/white/red combo...

I just wish they would allow me to go to Traffic, so I could cruise around in the unmarked vehicle...

 

[UP2CSX]

Josh, can you do routine traffic enforcement in an unmarked vehicle? Do you issue California CVC citations? If so, someone's going to be in trouble. Any vehicle doing routine traffic enforcement has to be clearly marked. I don't recall the CVC section right now but the lettering has be a certain height and sufficiently contrasting to the vehicle. If you've seen the CHP "stealth" cars, they have the minimum markings to do traffic enforcement as part of their regular duties. This may not have anything to do with you if you only issue federal citations on federal property but you can't (or aren't supposed to) issue CVC citations without meeting the marking requirements.

 

[smiley]

Yeah, on mine too!!!

sweet picture there. What does MRFX stand for?

 

[kc2rxo]

smiley,

That is a railway symbol. Like if you notices on cars that are owned by CSX there is something similar (CSXT you would look for). Anyone please correct me if I am wrong.

Cheers,
Adam

 

[ChevelleSSguy]

smiley,

That is a railway symbol. Like if you notices on cars that are owned by CSX there is something similar (CSXT you would look for). Anyone please correct me if I am wrong.

Cheers,
Adam

I think what he means is what does MRFX mean on your car itself. As in what acronym does it stand for?

 

[kbkchooch]

I think what he means is what does MRFX mean on your car itself. As in what acronym does it stand for?

An AAR (Association of American Railroads) reporting mark is two to four letters that uniquely identifies the owner of a piece of railroad rolling stock. The reporting mark is generally derived from the assigned company's initials. All cars in interchange service must be labeled with a reporting mark.

Please note the following naming conventions:

Marks that end in X are assigned to railcar owners that are not common carrier railroads. These may include private car owners, leasing companies, and railroad museums.
Marks that end in U are assigned to container owners for use on intermodal containers.
Marks that end in Z are assigned to trailer owners for use on container trailers/chassis.
Marks that end in any other letter are assigned to common carrier railroads for use on railroad equipment in interchange service.

MRFX does not appear on the AAR list of approved RR reporting marks, so it must be for someones private (ficticious) road.

 

[ChevelleSSguy]

An AAR (Association of American Railroads) reporting mark is two to four letters that uniquely identifies the owner of a piece of railroad rolling stock. The reporting mark is generally derived from the assigned company's initials. All cars in interchange service must be labeled with a reporting mark.

Please note the following naming conventions:

Marks that end in X are assigned to railcar owners that are not common carrier railroads. These may include private car owners, leasing companies, and railroad museums.
Marks that end in U are assigned to container owners for use on intermodal containers.
Marks that end in Z are assigned to trailer owners for use on container trailers/chassis.
Marks that end in any other letter are assigned to common carrier railroads for use on railroad equipment in interchange service.

MRFX does not appear on the AAR list of approved RR reporting marks, so it must be for someones private (ficticious) road.

Um, ok ill try to explain this easier. For me personally, I know what the reporting marks are there for. From what I read of the poster asking about his MRFX car. He is wanting to know what "MRFX" means. Not "what" is the reason the letters "MRFX" are there in the first place. Its a difference in what it means, not why its there.

From the looks of the car number of 420 (inside thing if you understand where he went with that number) and the go green grafiti, its most certainly a modeler created car.