On a rail car, the reporting marks and numbers are located on the ________, ________, and ________ of the car.

• A. Right Side, Ends, and Top
• B. Left Side, Ends, and Top
• C. Left Side, Ends, and Bottom
• D. Left Side, Front, and Top

Answer: (D)

Marks identifying the car’s ownership and unique number must be visible from multiple angles, so they’re placed on surfaces that are easy to read in various viewing situations. The left side is read from the side of the car as it moves or sits in a yard, the ends are read from the front or rear when looking along the length of the train, and the top is handy for inspections or quick reads from above. Some manuals describe one end as the front, which covers that end while still meeting the need to read the marks from different directions. So the locations are left side, the front end, and the top.