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What does RS stand for?

Discussion related to NYAR operations on Long Island. Official web site can be found here: www.anacostia.com/nyar/nyar.html. Also includes discussion related to NYNJ Rail, the carfloat operation successor to New York Cross Harbor that connects with NYAR.

What does RS stand for?

  by SwingMan
 
I've been thinking on what it meant? Do you know?lirr415

  by scharnhorst
 
RS stands for Road Switcher as in ALCO Models RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 ect, ect.

As a reporting mark on a railroad Car it stands for Roberval & Sugwnay Railroad.

  by Sir Ray
 
scharnhorst wrote:RS stands for Road Switcher as in ALCO Models RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 etc.
You are almost right - but in the context of LIRR/NY&A freight operations, it stands for... Road Switcher :P (Just not the Alco models, just the train symbol)

e.g. "NY&A yard job RS301 ("RS" stands for road switcher) handles the Conrail interchange"

  by scharnhorst
 
ahh ok thought he asked a question then signed out with his user name. Althow that is an intresting Train I.D. system.
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