This listing of Car Tracing numbers was created so that railfans with 
telephones could acess all of the numbers at once, and at the same time recive 
general instructions on how to acess the car tracing capabilities of each
railroad system.  Plus I have included a few pointers and comments about
each system.

	The Santa Fe Sentinal Info Service is acessed by dialing
1-800-727-2873; when the phone is answered press 1.  Next you will recive
another prompt; press 1 then #.  From there on you will be prompted by the
tracing computer about what to do.
	ATSF's car tracing is the most primitive of all the railroads.
Since it only allows you to enter car numbers, not initials it can take a
while to reach the desired car if several on the railroad have the same 
number. 

	Burlington Northern's car trace is acessed at 1-800-342-5123.
Once the computer answers press or say 1.  Next a female voiced computer 
will answer and at that time press 1.  BN allowes you to trace up to thirty
cars or cabosses.  The computer does not tell you that to use the same car 
initials as you did for the previous car, that you press zero (0).  
When you finish tracing press 0.

	CP's car tracing number is 1-800-777-4499. When answered, press 7980.  This gets you to the CP Rail system computer.  From here the computer will prompt you on what to do.  You can also trace locomotives on the CP system.

	Canadian Nationals phone tracing number is 1-800-267-8722.  When the computer answers, press 1.  At the next prompt press 2.  The computer explains the rest.  When you end be sure to press 0.  CN has the option to trace locomotives.

	C&NW no longer has a tracing number.  The entire CNW system is built into the UP's @ 1-800-634-2204

	CSX Touch Trace is reached at 1-800-235-2352.  When the computer
answers press 2.  Thats it!  When you are finished press zero.  You are also able to trace locomotives on CSX.

	Conrial is accessed at 1-800-228-4661.  That is all I am going 
to give you because Conrail dosent like to be bothered ( to put it nicely )
even though it is a computer that answers the phone.
I would recomend to you that you do not use Conrails car tracer.

	KCS  Car tracing is available at 1-800-633-0559.  In my first version of this I had the number wrong so take note!

	NYSW.  In the first version I gave a number..... get rid of it.  It was wrong.  NYSW has no cartracing.

	Norfolk Southern Touch Trace is at 1-800-241-9230.  When the 
connection is made press 1; at the next prompt press 2.  You are now in 
the tracing session.  To end press zero.  

	Southern Pacific Voice Track is reached at 1-800-756-7777.  When
the connection is made press 2112.  SP lets you trace 20 pices of equipment.
When you are done just hang up the phone.

	Union Pacific Tele-Trans is at 1-800-634-2204.  When the Computer 
answers pesss 222.  You can trace 5 cars OR 5 Locomotives at a time but 
there is no limit on how many times you can trace at one session . To end hang up the phone.

	When you are tracing you need to use some common sense.  If you need
help do not opt to talk to a " Service Represenative ".  That connects you
to a live person that will be quite annoyed to find out that you are just 
a curious railfan.

	With all of these systems except Santa Fe, you need to use the 
Reporting marks on the equipment.  To enter a letter you need to find it
on the keypad of your telephone.  For example to enter a " M " you would 
press 61 because " M " is on the 6 key and it is the first letter on the 6
key.  Q&Z aren't on a keypad.  To make a " Q " press 11, to make a " Z " 
press 12.  

	With this now in the vast libraries of Trainnet it will be possible 
for the railfan to track the cars coming and giong from his/her favorite
local industry, track where an unusual pice of equipment is, or in the case
of CP, CSX and Union Pacific, where their favorite lomotive is!

	If you have any questions about this E-Mail me @
Dominic Nicandri
 76727,2325