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Title: Railroad Emblems
Post by: Yampa Bob on May 31, 2009, 03:34:30 AM
I ran across this site while searching for emblems for "Jet Train Fan". He has a tight deadline for a school assignment.

http://www.coalingstation.com/logopics.htm

I remember having some of these, but not being interested in trains at that time they probably were discarded.

For other logos, do a Google Search for (example) Soo Line Railroad Wikipedia, etc.  See how many you can collect.

Regards.
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: pdlethbridge on May 31, 2009, 12:08:19 PM
Nice and pricey too.
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: jward on May 31, 2009, 09:29:59 PM
i have a couple of these, nickle plate, wabash and seaboard...

how times change. to-day you'd have to pay licensing fees to do something like this.
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: OkieRick on June 01, 2009, 12:09:55 AM

I posted this in jettrainfan's topic.

$3.00 a magnet would make a nice collection.

Go here https://www.walthers.com/exec/search?manu=234&split=300 and check out Phil Derrig Designs.

Rick
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Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: Yampa Bob on June 01, 2009, 08:14:00 PM
Rick,

Thanks for the link, I now have 93 emblems collected. Don't know what I will do with them, but they make a nice collection.  :D

Of course Union Pacific is my favorite.  8)
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: OkieRick on June 01, 2009, 11:13:44 PM

Union Pacific?  I would have never guessed!

Mine is:

  RAILROAD CROSSING
LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS
    Can You Spell That
     Without Any "Rs"?



My Pa taught me this one.

Rick
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: Terry Toenges on June 02, 2009, 11:46:40 AM
Anyone remember when railroad emblems used to come in cereal boxes? In the 50's maybe?
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: jettrainfan on June 02, 2009, 06:58:12 PM
Back in the golden age? heard about it but not born. :P
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: az2rail on June 02, 2009, 08:15:06 PM
Quote from: Terry Toenges on June 02, 2009, 11:46:40 AM
Anyone remember when railroad emblems used to come in cereal boxes? In the 50's maybe?

Are you kidding? My first Lionel train was a Quaker Oats promotion. Send in $6.00, and two Quaker Oates oatmeal seals, and you got a Lionel  train set. I still have it.

Jet train ~ I watched you video, and now I'm a fan too.

Bruce
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: boomertom on June 02, 2009, 10:08:59 PM
Quote from: Terry Toenges on June 02, 2009, 11:46:40 AM
Anyone remember when railroad emblems used to come in cereal boxes? In the 50's maybe?

If my memory is correct these came in boxes of what was then marketed as Sugar Crisps. We used to trade these like baseball cards. This was common around 1955/56.

And yes, Bob, I did collect both a C&O and B&O-yet I was very happy to have captured my shield and AT&SF white on blue square.

Tom
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: Yampa Bob on June 02, 2009, 11:46:50 PM
Hello, anyone home???  I had this link in my opening post. LOL

http://www.coalingstation.com/logopics.htm

:D  :D
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: pdlethbridge on June 03, 2009, 12:08:33 AM
there is no B&M or MEC :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: Guilford Guy on June 03, 2009, 12:12:29 AM
Quote from: pdlethbridge on June 03, 2009, 12:08:33 AM
there is no B&M  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
They have no idea what they're missing.
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: Yampa Bob on June 03, 2009, 01:52:27 AM
I have emblems for B&M and MEC, they are on the Walther's page linked above by Rick.

I don't know many of the eastern railroad names, but I'm open for suggestions and will search for the emblems. (or you can and post a link)

It's no big deal, been raining for 6 days straight and I'm bored.  8)
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: pdlethbridge on June 03, 2009, 02:33:00 AM
go and play trains ;D
Title: Re: Railroad Emblems
Post by: boomertom on June 04, 2009, 12:18:04 AM
Quote from: Yampa Bob on June 02, 2009, 11:46:50 PM
Hello, anyone home???  I had this link in my opening post. LOL

http://www.coalingstation.com/logopics.htm

:D  :D

Having nothing better to do, 11:46 EDT and not to sure about Conan as Jay's replacement I checked out that web site.

Super nostalgia time and I had them all! What with various moves and passing years I have no idea what became of them. That $145 would put some sound into the garage. Oh well such is life.

Tom