Re: C&TS lettering & logo - May, 1981 . . . 
| November 20, 2016 01:41PM |
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Ed Stabler Wrote:
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> That herald and lettering on 489 is the best
> the railroad has had in its entire history. I
> wish they'd go back to it, or at least have
> one or two engines lettered that way.
AMEN, Ed -
I'll Second, Third and Fourth that motion!!
. . . At least for the notorious 'Painted Lady' who started it all - #489 - and with a slight modification of the logo for marketing purposes:
In fact, I already have a high-res drawing of that logo in .tif format, nearly identical to the 40th Anniversary logos that Design-a-Sign in Pagosa Springs used to create two 24" wide magnetic logos back in 2010. (See [ngdiscussion.net].) I'll gladly pay for two vinyl press-on logos, also 24" wide by approximately 27" tall and the vinyl press-on lettering (6" or 7" high RR Roman*), if you can convince Mr. Bush to allow #489 to be gussied up (yet again) for one more season as a marketing experiment.
- GRAMPS
* Design-a-Sign is the regular provider of all of the C&TS' vinyl lettering, so I'm fairly sure they have several variations of Railroad Roman typefaces available. The widest material their printer could handle back in 2010 was 24" by just about any length needed, but they may have a new printer by now so a somewhat larger logo may be possible.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2016 02:24PM by Russo Loco.
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> That herald and lettering on 489 is the best
> the railroad has had in its entire history. I
> wish they'd go back to it, or at least have
> one or two engines lettered that way.
AMEN, Ed -
I'll Second, Third and Fourth that motion!!
. . . At least for the notorious 'Painted Lady' who started it all - #489 - and with a slight modification of the logo for marketing purposes:
In fact, I already have a high-res drawing of that logo in .tif format, nearly identical to the 40th Anniversary logos that Design-a-Sign in Pagosa Springs used to create two 24" wide magnetic logos back in 2010. (See [ngdiscussion.net].) I'll gladly pay for two vinyl press-on logos, also 24" wide by approximately 27" tall and the vinyl press-on lettering (6" or 7" high RR Roman*), if you can convince Mr. Bush to allow #489 to be gussied up (yet again) for one more season as a marketing experiment.
- GRAMPS
* Design-a-Sign is the regular provider of all of the C&TS' vinyl lettering, so I'm fairly sure they have several variations of Railroad Roman typefaces available. The widest material their printer could handle back in 2010 was 24" by just about any length needed, but they may have a new printer by now so a somewhat larger logo may be possible.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2016 02:24PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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