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What Railroad Symbol sticks out in ur mind the best

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:42 AM
definitely the Chessie cat logo and the Conrail "can opener"
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ajmiller
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Posted by ajmiller on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:45 AM
How about the Great Northern?

I also liked the lettering on Reading hopper cars. The Reading & Northern coppied the look.
see
http://www.readingnorthern.com/photos/general_1-3.jpg
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 10:00 AM
FURX First Union Railroad leasing
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 10:01 AM
I grew up on Long Island. So LLRR, Metro North and the Pennsylvania Railroad.

MTA - Going your way.....
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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 11:12 AM
Ms Chessie, for sure.

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 11:41 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by swajet

definitely the Chessie cat logo and the Conrail "can opener"


For Conrail,I always heard that was "a broken wheel,on a broken rail".

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by lonewoof on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 1:28 PM
I've got to vote for the big gold "SR" & "The Southern Serves The South" herald...

Remember: In South Carolina, North is southeast of Due West... HIOAg /Bill

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Posted by jokestre on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 2:24 PM
Drgw-- Mainline Thru The Rockies, Royal Gorge Route etc....
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Posted by oskar on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 2:41 PM
I would say the chessie kitten logo,,SBD ''Z'' logo ( the red yellow with white lettering) FURX,GCFX (color) CN zebra, CP's one light

that's all I think




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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 6:45 PM
My choices would have to be Chessie, Mopac eagle and buzzsaw, and UP wings.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 7:00 PM
Lehigh New England
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 4, 2004 9:39 PM
Lehigh Valley RR. Flag and black diamond logo. Erie Lackawanna diamond. SP Sunset logo...

LC
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, November 4, 2004 9:58 PM
Southern Pacific
The Friendly Southern Pacific
Four Scenic Routes West
Santa Fe
Santa Fe All The Way
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Railroad of the World
Don't Stand Me Still (On box cars in the 50s)
Long Island
Route of the Dashing Commuter
Chesepeake & Ohio
Sleep Like a Kitten
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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Posted by jockellis on Monday, November 8, 2004 7:34 PM
The late, lamented Gainesville & Northwestern's swastika. It was from the days when that was a good luck symbol. It didn't help; the railroad ceased operations about the time Hitler came to power.
Jock Ellis

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Posted by edblysard on Monday, November 8, 2004 8:06 PM
I miss the old Cotton Belt logo, never seen anything else even close to that design...

Ed

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Posted by passengerfan on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 7:23 AM
How about Rocky the Great Northern Goat or the CN lazy three. I believe that Rocky the GN goat lasted longer than any right up to 1970 BN merger. Have often thought that BN-SF should restore Rocky to there present day paint scheme would look like the crowning touch to a fine color scheme. They could feature Rocky in their advertising just as the GN did years ago It sure impressed small boys into becoming railfans when the talking goat ads were on early TV ads for the EMPIRE BUILDER and Great route for freight too.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 8:02 AM
BN logo, because of the memories attached,.....from reading all of the other posts it appears that the Cheesie Logo is the most thought of,...this would be a good topic for a poll.
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Posted by The Block House on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 12:14 PM
How about the Illinois Central's Green Diamond
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 12:31 AM
Frisco's coonskin.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 6:34 AM
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.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, October 31, 2005 6:47 AM
the chessie cat.
stay safe
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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Monday, October 31, 2005 8:38 AM
The Canadian Pacific beaver atop the shield bearing the words "spans the world". And I wi***he CPR would go back to using their old maroon and gray paint scheme with that same herald.

I also miss the Great Northern's goat and the Burlington Route's herald which used to grace the sides of steam locomotive tenders. And now that the Union Pathetic has gobbled up the D&RGW and the C&NW, there's a couple more railroad logos that I miss seeing.

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, October 31, 2005 9:10 AM
....The maroon keystone with PRR for Pennsylvania Railroad...!

Quentin

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Posted by samfp1943 on Monday, October 31, 2005 10:46 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

Frisco's coonskin.




Total Agreement on this one, This logo worked well.

 

 


 

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Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, October 31, 2005 10:51 AM
Oh heavens... what a question! The Santa Fe warbonnet; UP's winged shield... Chessie the kitten, and NS's thoroughbred... and CN's (and affiliated lines) Maple Leaf
Jamie
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 11:48 AM
The Frisco "Coonskin", mainly because the Frisco ran through my home town, and because my uncle worked for the Frisco. Also, the story (perhaps aprocryphal) about the origin of the "Coonskin" was interesting.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 12:33 PM
SF It's soo classic
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 12:34 PM
SF It's soo classic & the mighty PRR
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 3:55 PM
The Buffalo Creek Railroad sticks out for me because when I first heard of the name I thought the symbol would be a mighty buffalo and it turned out to be a sack of flour.

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Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Monday, October 31, 2005 4:06 PM
It's a tie in my book between Southern Pacific's Golden Pig Service and Rio Grande's Main Line Thru The Rockies logos.
Regards Gary
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