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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Retro Bi-level Letter Boards?
From: Michael Matalis <mmatalis@sprynet.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:32:00 -0600
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Yes, the lettering is new.  For some reason not totally understood a  
few cars now sport the lettering.  The story I've heard is that it's  
unofficial.  If anyone knows better, please post because I'd like to  
know the story myself.


Mike M
Downers Grove IL

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On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:12 PM, o_rrman wrote:

> Those who yearn for the old CB&Q days may be interested in this  
> little flashback I experienced tonight.
>
> I thought I was seeing things on BNSF Metra commuter train 1259 when  
> I glanced up at the usually bare spot above the doors of the old 700  
> series car I was boarding and saw classic lettering that looked like  
> it was from the old CB&Q days.  Lo and behold I discovered that two  
> cars in the train were lettered in the old 'Zephyr' font as follows:  
> Car 779 - "BNSF Railway", Car 742 - "Burlington".  Given that one of  
> the cars referred to BNSF I am thinking that the lettering is new.  
> Another 700 series car on the train still had the blank spot so I am  
> not sure if the two cars were unique - lettered for a movie,   
> commercial or something - or if this is something that will be  
> applied (one can hope) to all of the old series cars.
>
> Either way it made me smile to see the old stainless steel fluted  
> cars lettered like the old days.  I will try to get photos posted  
> but since it's dark in the morning and dark at night it may be a  
> while before I get a good shot.
>
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