Naming trains?

[Brakie]

They won't always use the train symbol with the dispatcher. BNSF and Union Pacific rarely use train symbols on the radio instead relying on engine number to identify communication.

"Chili Sub dispatcher to the BNSF ten-six-niner west, over."

Not very wise..I know they use to use train symbols like LAHOT,BSMF etc.
Railroading's going the firey place in a hand woven basket..

Back in the day one way of getting fired was not using the train number or symbol while calling signals or calling the 'spatcher.