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Originally posted by TheS.P.caboose [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply scole100 Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 131 posts Posted by scole100 on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:33 AM Northern Pacific!!!! The Zen of railroading Reply cpbloom Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Still on the other side of the tracks. 397 posts Posted by cpbloom on Monday, March 28, 2005 9:17 AM Chessie System and Great Northern logos. [:)] Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 9:20 AM CP Rail Multimark Reply Edit wallyworld Member sinceJuly 2002 From: A State of Humidity 2,441 posts Posted by wallyworld on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:21 AM Tough choice. My least favorite is easier . The BNSF logo looks like an aspirin trademark. I have a split decision between the RIO Grande and the orginal Santa Fe logos. Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has. Reply lonewoof Member sinceApril 2004 From: SC 318 posts Posted by lonewoof on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:07 AM Remember: In South Carolina, North is southeast of Due West... HIOAg /Bill Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:16 AM the various Southern pacific Logo's, all were great! Reply Edit SALfan Member sinceApril 2002 From: Northern Florida 1,429 posts Posted by SALfan on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:17 AM Seaboard Air Line, "Thru the Heart of the South". Reply ajmiller Member sinceOctober 2003 From: State College PA 344 posts Posted by ajmiller on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:20 AM Amtrak pointless arrow. A wholly appropriate logo. I also like how Genesee & Wyoming Inc gives each of it's rail lines a distinctive appearence that brings out their unique character. Or I guess I should say characters as in two characters like B&P or P&W or R&S. [;)] Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:31 AM SP rails into the sunset. Reply motor Member sinceDecember 2001 102 posts Posted by motor on Monday, March 28, 2005 11:33 AM Probably PC's worm and B&O's capitol dome. motor Reply VerMontanan Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: NotIn, TX 617 posts Posted by VerMontanan on Monday, March 28, 2005 1:06 PM 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. Mark Meyer Reply locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Monday, March 28, 2005 1:10 PM My absolute favorite is Chesapeake & Ohio's, C & O for Progress. Chessie and the B & O Capitol Dome come after. 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!! Reply espeefoamer Member sinceNovember 2003 From: West Coast 4,122 posts Posted by espeefoamer on Monday, March 28, 2005 1:28 PM SP Sunset Santa Fe Cross in a circle PRR Keystone WP Feather Seaboard Razorback,used on Piggyback trailers Cotton Belt's uniquly shaped emblem Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool. Reply jtbredow Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Minnesota 8 posts Posted by jtbredow on Monday, March 28, 2005 6:32 PM 1. Great Northern 2. SP Sunset 3. Rio Grande 4. Soo Line Dollar Sign 5. CNW Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. 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Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
Remember: In South Carolina, North is southeast of Due West... HIOAg /Bill
Mark Meyer
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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