Re: Chalk marks
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armprem
Let us complicate matters even more.Chalk marks were rarely erased and often were placed on a car by a connecting or other foreign road ;which leads me to ask,was there a common system or language ?It seems to me that this might cause some confusion for switch crews.Armand premo
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From: "pierreoliver2003" <pierre.oliver@...> To: <STMFC@...> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:13 AM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Chalk marks > Armand, > From what I've been able to gather from the photos that I've seen, the > chalkmarks are made by the local crews or l.c.l. dock people to help > tell them the destinations of the cars in question. A simple set of > marks understood by all saves one from having to constantly check the > paperwork. Useful when it's raining as well. > > Pierre Oliver > > > --- In STMFC@..., "armprem1" <armprem@...> wrote: >> >> As far as I know there has been little or no discussion about chalk >> marks on car sides.What is their purpose?What information do they >> convey?Were there common practices as to location on the car.This is an >> area that is rarely modeled by many modelers,but IMHO is as vital as >> weathering.What are your thoughts?Armand Premo >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 2/18/2007 4:35 PM > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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