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NYC & Monongahelia RR lettering
NYC & Monongahelia RR lettering
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emdgp92
Member since
December 2002
From: Pittsburgh, PA
1,261 posts
Posted by
emdgp92
on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:55 AM
My great-grandmother lived about a block from the MGA main line through Waynesburg PA...however, the Sharks were gone by the time I came along. Anyway, keep in mind that I've seen at least one photo showing some engines still with NYC lettering. I don't recall seeing photos of the B units in service. Maybe the MGA butchered them for parts to keep the A's running?
BTW, if you can get a copy of the Penn Central System Biannual, there's a chapter on the Sharks....which includes the MGA engines :)
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Pennsy58
Member since
August 2003
From: Conemaugh Division
389 posts
Posted by
Pennsy58
on Saturday, August 13, 2005 11:02 PM
Thank you for the info. Have the book you speak of. The search does continue though for the right lettering set from a decal company. I have also written my congressman to have a law enacted that requires any mfg to make a B unit if they make an A unit though. This will prevent future problems in my modeling ventures.
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:15 AM
Pennsy58,
I hope your search for the correct font was successful. Just in case you are not already aware of it, I thought you might be interested in a book on the Monongahela:
The Monongahela Railway
David Gratz and Terry Arbogast
It's hardbound, 210 pages and is sold for $ 42.95 by the magazine
Maine 2-Foot Quarterly
:
http:www.maine2footquarterly.com
I have no financial interest in the publication, so I think this posting complies with Bergie's requirements.
Bob
NMRA life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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Pennsy58
Member since
August 2003
From: Conemaugh Division
389 posts
Posted by
Pennsy58
on Sunday, August 7, 2005 9:18 PM
I have found plenty of photos and have an A unit that Roco made recently. I see the lettering etc. The problem is in finding that style of lettering to make the name of the RR on the B unit. No one seems to have made just the railroads' name.
I will take a look at Century Gothic, Thanks.
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Sunday, August 7, 2005 1:28 PM
Pennsy58,
If you can get access, possibly through
Inter Library Loan
, to a copy of the historical guide cited in this link from the
Index of Magazines
:
New York Central System
The Historical Guide to North American Railroads, Second Edition
, page 280 ( B&A, CASO, CCC&STL, "DRURY, GEORGE", HISTORY, IHB, LSMS, MC,
MCRR
, NYC, OHCR, P&E, P&LE, RAILROAD, PROTOTYPE )
possibly it might include a useful photo. DIdn't find anything useful at the "fallen flag" site. Have you tried a
Google
search ?
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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balearic
Member since
December 2003
From: Elmira Branch
81 posts
Posted by
balearic
on Sunday, August 7, 2005 10:01 AM
I may be wrong, but I think they used a font called Century Gothic.
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Pennsy58
Member since
August 2003
From: Conemaugh Division
389 posts
NYC & Monongahelia RR lettering
Posted by
Pennsy58
on Saturday, August 6, 2005 8:51 PM
I am in the middle of painting and lettering a shark B unit for the Monongahelia RR. The lettering I am trying to replicate is for the word Monongahelia which was on the sides of the engine. The best I can figure is the font is close if not the same as the lettering for the NYC sharks too. So, what I am trying to figure out is the style of font for the letters. The only lettering I have found for the Monongahelia is for the later diesels with the big red M, and this is to late of a time period for my model.
Any help in identifying the font or the proper lettering set would be appriciated.
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