Hi Michael,
Are the five locomotives together the same drawing as the BRHS uses
on the home page of their website? I think that that drawing was used
by CB&Q on one of their early 1960's calendars and maybe even annual
reports. They called this image something like "Parade of
Progress". The shovelnose Zephyr is the Silver Charger from the
General Pershing Zephyr.
When I rode the Milwaukee Road #261 steam excursion train from
Chicago to galesburg in 2002, the souveneer/snack car had prints of
that artwork for $30 that they claimed were from the CB&Q days and
found in a Twin Cities warehouse.
A nostalgic metal sign company called Desparate Enterprises made a
metla sign version of it in the mid 1990's (maybe the manufacturer of
your friend's sign?). They made five or six signs with Burlington
Route artwork, as well as several from other railroads. About the
time that I got interested, I learned from the local diner / pool
table store that Deparate Enterprises was out-of-business due to some
type of leagal matters with the owner of the Indian Motorcycles
trademarks. Sometimes you can find their BR signs at train shows. I
recently saw Deparate Enterprises metal tractor sighns at Menards.
They have an active website now, but unfortunately no BR offerings.
Another metal sign manufacturer named Ande Rooney has a circular
Pioneer Zephyr sign in light blue, dark blue, and white. I think it
is based on a CB&Q luggage sticker.
Good luck.
Bill
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Michael Dawson <mdawson9717@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Dave,
>
> Here is an idea for a product. A friend has an embossed
metal 'Burlington
> Route' sign that is quite different from anything I have ever seen
on offer.
> And he refuses to sell! (it was a gift, so I understand but for
that reason
> he knows not where it was bought.)
>
> It represents the Burlington thru history theme with 5 locomotives
from
> 4-4-0 through modern steam, Pioneer Zephyr, E unit and GP-30 all on
a
> background of a mythical sky with cowboys riding out of the clouds
above the
> engines. Probably an ad in original form. About 18 in wide, 12 in
tall
> with the clouds forming an irregular edge and nicely printed in
colour.
>
> If the design could be found and such a sign could be produced, it
might be
> a good item for you.
>
> I recall that n-scale waycars in brass were a non-starter. Any of
your
> contacts thinking of resin shells?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Dawson
>
> PS The Con-Cor Pioneer Zephyr I got from you is a lovely model and
runs
> beautifully.
>
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