What's your favorite railroad emblem ?...

[Train900]

1. N&W
2. Southern
3. Chessie
4. ATSF

[espeefoamer]

I also like the Chessie C with the kitty outline.

[traingang]

I'm sitting here looking at my shadow box of local emblems from the classical days, which includes (alphabetically): AC&Y, B&O, DT&I, ERIE, NKP, and PRR. The B&O emblem is my favorite of the bunch, although the AC&Y is the most visually interesting (although arguably confusing). The PRR logo is a classic for the ages, and even the simpler ERIE diamond with circle is interesting. The ampersand wrap-around of the T in DT&I is also interesting. The NKP emblem is the least interesting of the six, but that is offset by the best paint job in the history of the caboose (the "Fast Freight Scheme"). Outside of NWOhio, I agree with the praises for the logos of the Western Pacific (Feather River Route) and Western Maryland (fireball).

[Anonymous]

The Southern Pacific

[Sterling1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by VerMontanan

With out a doubt, Rocky the Great Northern goat. Appropriate on so many levels. First of all, mountain goats were actually visible from GN trains running along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park; Secondly, as one of the most financially stable and successful railroads (never went into bankruptcy, received very little land grant relative to most other "transcontinental" railroads completed prior to 1900), the sure-footed mountain goat represented the kind of company Great Northern was.

I also appreciate other railroads with emblems that were classic or representative of where they went: Classicly all-American: Union Pacific (and still is). What could be more appropriate for the Pennsylvania Railroad than their Keystone? Baltimore and Ohio's Capitol Dome emphasized its importance to the nation's capitol, and Western Pacific's feather reminded all of its low-level crossing of the Sierras.

The ones I am least impressed with are those that are unimaginative and arbitrary, and the best examples were merger partners with Rocky the goat, surprisingly. The words "Burlington Route" inside a square hardly is memorable, and the symbol of yin and yang has nothing to do with the railroad itself but rather randomly chosen by an NP company officer at the end of the 19th century, and is used to represent countless other entities diluting its uniqueness even more.

Rocky the Mountain Goat all the way!!! I still like Great Northern as one of the best railroads of all time.

Another one is the "new" Canadian Pacific Railway's beaver on to of the shield emblem. Looks cool on those red AC4400CWs.

I'll probably think of more emblems with more time . . .

[Sterling1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

I also like the Chessie C with the kitty outline.

YYYEEESSS!!!

I was thinking just recently that CSX should have use the Cheesie C with kitty in the C instead of just yellow lettering and just the dark blue background. I have a good feeling that one can't necessairly see the blue paint in the dark; I don't think it's very reflective. I can imagine the yellow, vermillion, and dark blue was pretty good, with the yellow and vermillion (was it reflective? I think so at night which matters).

Chessie seriously rules with her nine lives, wonder when she may come back . . .

Matt

[UPTRAIN]

Any UP or any predesessor logo (mostly MP, SSW-SP)!

[Anonymous]

MEOW-Chessie

[Anonymous]

My favorite railroad emblems are BN, UP, CSX and ATSF.

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainluver1

Though I own items of Union Pacific, BNSF, Southern Pacific, etc. I'd have to say that my favorite RR emblem is that of the Western Pacific...
I like their colors and their history, and wi***hey were still around. It's gotten to be a thing with me to buy WP coffee cups, tin signs or anything else with it's emblem on it that strikes my fancy.

[senshi]

I Like the Chessie cat. But I'm also partial to C&NW (having lived all my life along the main, I'm a little biased though).

[JoeKoh]

Chess-C-emblem.the B&O dome right behind follwed by the N&W(note the &)
stay safe
Joe

[underworld]

Chessie System......featuring "Chessie"! [:)]

underworld

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[2059]

C&NW!

[Anonymous]

ANYTHING Kansas City Southern is my favorite by far!!

[CSXrules4eva]

I'm going to have to say the good old Chessie System "The Railroad Kitten" is my favorit emblem. I also like the "Throughbread of Excellence" NS's emblem. This is my second favorit.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by VerMontanan

With out a doubt, Rocky the Great Northern goat. Appropriate on so many levels. First of all, mountain goats were actually visible from GN trains running along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park; Secondly, as one of the most financially stable and successful railroads (never went into bankruptcy, received very little land grant relative to most other "transcontinental" railroads completed prior to 1900), the sure-footed mountain goat represented the kind of company Great Northern was.

I also appreciate other railroads with emblems that were classic or representative of where they went: Classicly all-American: Union Pacific (and still is). What could be more appropriate for the Pennsylvania Railroad than their Keystone? Baltimore and Ohio's Capitol Dome emphasized its importance to the nation's capitol, and Western Pacific's feather reminded all of its low-level crossing of the Sierras.

The ones I am least impressed with are those that are unimaginative and arbitrary, and the best examples were merger partners with Rocky the goat, surprisingly. The words "Burlington Route" inside a square hardly is memorable, and the symbol of yin and yang has nothing to do with the railroad itself but rather randomly chosen by an NP company officer at the end of the 19th century, and is used to represent countless other entities diluting its uniqueness even more.

I think Jim Hill's goat, "Rocky" is aOK here. I think you might enjoy this tidbit about Jim's goat, from a hometown boy.

As follows:

A Run For His Money

*** Pershing was employed at the Red River Lumber Company, at Westwood, California, from 1922-1927. He was like many other young men of that time, who came to Westwood and Susanville to seek employment to work his way through college.

The following is a remembrance of Dicks' tenure with the Red River Lumber Company, at Westwood, and a chance meeting between him and that company's founder, T. B. Walker.

"I do remember a story about a conversation I once had with Mr. T. B. Walker (the head of all the Walkers' and the Red River Lumber Company). When I was first at Westwood I tried to take advantage of any spare time I had to learn about the business, but the work day was 10 hours long and the work week was 6 days long, so the only time off was Sunday."

Bright and early one Sunday morning I headed down to the gates and spotted an elderly gentleman standing in front looking as though he might be lost, so I asked him if I could be of any help to him."

"He said he was looking for the run-back tracks, where they made the daily pull-out of freight from Red River. I told him if he would follow me, I would show him. As we walked along he seemed nice and nearly friendly so I introduced myself. He shook my hand and said he was 'Thomas Barlow Walker of Minneapolis.'"

"It just so happened that the old American Magazine was running stories each month of prominent Americans and that month it had covered 'T. B. Walker' - little known but who was thought to be the tenth richest man in the world."

"Since I was relatively young, and not to smart - I told him I knew of him, had read theAmerican Magazine story - and was it true that he was the 'tenth richest man' and how did it feel to be so? But, my question didn't seem to phase him, his reply was 'Well I truly can't say - I have never gotten around to count all my money, but I have enough to do the things I want to, and that suits me!'"

"I don't remember ever seeing or talking to 'TB' again but his son, Mr. Fletcher Walker, told me that his father had mentioned talking to someone named '***,' and the question he'd been asked and that he's gotten quite a kick out of it. Mr. Fletcher Walker said when his father mentioned talking to someone named '***,' he guessed who the questioner had been."

"One more thing I recall -- when he and I reached the make-up yard we ran across quite a few Great Northern boxcars with the white mountain goat insignia painted on the outside. Mr. Walker stopped and pointed to one of the cars and said 'They call that Jim Hill's goat, I'll bet if I had chosen railroads instead of lumber, I would have given Jim a run for his money!' I must have gasped for Red River Lumber Company was worth over $30 million at that time when a million was a lot of money -- from what I heard later of 'TB,' he probably would have!"

Hope you enjoyed a mirror to the past and its buddies!

Jim - Lawton, NV

[Anonymous]

Canadian Pacific Beaver Emblem.

[mustanggt]

The Guilford "G" and the MBTA "T".

[Anonymous]

Santa Fe "War Bonnets"

[jchnhtfd]

It's a toss up. Either Chessie the Cat or the old Canadian National and subsidiary systems Maple Leaf. But then, on the latter I'm badly biased, so...