As with any freight car, Mike, stand at the B end and look toward the car. The left side is on your left.
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Larry Jackman wrote:
You stand and face the B end of the car. The side to your right is the Right side and to your left is the left side.
You can see why people get confused....<g>
And, of course, I knew all that...<g>. I'm just glad nobody said that as you face the B end of the car [ The brake wheel end ], that the side to your left is the port side and the side to your right is the starboard side.