ACI Labels was RE: Railroad Museum of Virginia

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Don,

My memory is not trustworthy, but I'll check AAR Field Manuals on my next 
trip to the archives.  The changes in the interchange rules should be a 
pretty good indication, provided we have manuals for each year.

I'll let you know what I find.

Gordon

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> Gordon,

> Do you remember what year the system was mandated and then when it was

> abandoned?

>

> Don Trettel

>

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> Viewing this caboose brought back memories to me.  If one looks closely to

> the right of the "NW" one can see a painted-over ACI (Automatic Car

> Identification) label.  Many of you can remember seeing these colored 

> labels

> on both sides of equipment in years gone by, or in old photos from that 

> era.

>

> In this Sylvania developed system, each stripe was coded in red, blue 

> and/or

> white...

>

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