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mike nowakowski
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GATX #2663

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Why does on the front of the locomotive say GATX and on the side of the cab say GMTX? And what do they stand for?
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GATX stands for General American Transportation. GMTX is the reporting mark they use on their locomtives. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GATX
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Used to stand for General American Tank Corp.
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sd70accsxt700 wrote:Used to stand for General American Tank Corp.
When? Before 1898? :lol: People just think that because the GATX reporting mark itself is only used on tanks...
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I will have to find it but I have read it somewhere.
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The 2663 has been leased out to another cool regional, The Vermont Rail System.
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Mr. Tops wrote:
sd70accsxt700 wrote:Used to stand for General American Tank Corp.
When? Before 1898? :lol: People just think that because the GATX reporting mark itself is only used on tanks...
Um, no. They really were called General American Tank Car Corp. way back in 1916. In 1933 they changed their name to General American Transportation Company.
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Ha thanks Mike, I had even forgot abuout this thread, I never rembered to look it up.
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