Rumor has it a new boss down town had it done
Metra is not happy
Steve
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From: Michael Matalis <mmatalis@sprynet.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, December 7, 2009 10:32:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Retro Bi-level Letter Boards?
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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