What Railroad Symbol sticks out in ur mind the best

[Anonymous]

The Western Maryland Fireball on a heavy 2-8-0. And the WM knew how to keep them wiped down, too.

[beaulieu]

QUOTE: Originally posted by up829

Since I don't think it was mentioned, one that comes to mind is the Northern Pacific half red, half black circlular whatever it is. Does anyone know what it is? They used it for a really longtime.

The NP's symbol comes from China and symbolizes the two forces of life, ying and yang (darkness and light). The symbol is called a Monad.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

My preference for terminal roads shows here: BRC's Y (Chicago symbol) with a belt around it, and IHB "Connects with all Chicago Railroads".

[AztecEagle]

My Faves?Being From Texas,I'd Say The MoPac Buzzsaw and "Route of the Eagles"Script On Freight Cars;Espee's Circlle Emblem;Santa Fe's Cross and Train Names;Katy's Shield;Rock Island's Emblem and/or Shield;and the NdeM's Shield With The Eagle.

[amtrakjackson]

I was thinking you meant "symbol" as in "Q110" or "M398". If you mean those symbols, mine would be Conrail's TVLA aka ATSF QNYLA, or, my all-time fave, TV-0X. :)

I still see "little" Conrail's logo in Detroit proudly emblazoned on signs at Livernois and North Yards as well as on MW vehicles and the ETT. Have to say that's my favorite logo.

Ian

[ericmanke]

The big SOO LINE on the flanks of their boxcars and locos. Didn't leave any question to who owned them

[agentatascadero]

Monad is the correct word for the NP "ying-yang" logo. The Chessie kitten may be the greatest, and I second the SP Sunset, and B&O Capitol logos. While I have problems with the new UP, their shield is the oldest, unchanged logo in US railroading. Let's not forget the WP Feather.

[Anonymous]

The ATSF warbonnet, and after that one that lots of people love to hate: the N-over-H block letters of the New Haven Line, ca. late 1950s.

[espeefoamer]

CHICO [8D].

[stmtrolleyguy]

Imagine if AMTRAK (if they're still around) made a new paint scheme. Forget this phase 4, with the large blue, and the small red stripes, or the odd gream/teal splotched amtubes found on the NEC. Go back to the old pointless arrow (large red and blue stripe with equal thin white above, between, and under the stripe) but replace it with the newer and darker red an blue. That would be classy.

[stmtrolleyguy]

Okay, one that slipped my mind. The god ole' Boston and Maine minuteman. IMagine that guy on a nice and large loco painted right in the middle of a loco today.........And who could forget that georgeous red and yellow stripe arrangement? It looked good on all the first generation stuff (especially the BL2), although I think if they were around today, they would need something like the WC red and yellow, but it would still look great with that minuteman standing guard on the nose of a loco........Especially something big, like an SD40 (Or anything with 6 axles)