The RC&G rolling stock is numbered according to the following classification system:

21-49 Maintenance of Way cars & equipment

50 - 99 Passenger cars

100 - 199 Flat cars

200 - 249 Box cars, wood

250 - 299 Box cars, steel

300 - 319 Hopper cars, wood

320 - 329 Hopper cars, Steel, 2 bay

330- 399 Hopper cars, Steel, 3 bay

400 - 499 Gondolas

500 - 599 Tank cars

600 - 699 Reefers

700 - 799 Stock cars

800 - 899 Unassigned

950 - 975 Cabooses

While it is unlikely that the cars in use in any class will make a dent in the numbers available, having a large range allow the car numbers to be randomly spaced to appear that there is a larger fleet even thought there isn't.

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Updated 3/6/19