--- In STMFC@y..., "rwitt_2000" <rmwitt@i...> wrote:
A second question: What is/was the information content of typical "chalk marks"? I have seen "drop-off" locations: city, industrial siding, etc. What other information was "chalked" on freight cars?
========================= The carman's inspection marks. Could be the carman's initials and date or location. Could be some sort of code or shorthand. Usually placed over one of the trucks. Whenever a hotbox occurred one of the first things asked was who's marks were on the car.
