--- On Mon, 2/8/10, homanfamily <homanfamily@fuse.net> wrote:
> From: homanfamily <homanfamily@fuse.net>
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Font for Colorado and Southern ?
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, February 8, 2010, 3:29 PM
> The Grandt book on freight cars
> refers to the style as St. Charles Roman.
> Not sure but suspect this is the same for passenger
> equipment, Also, the
> Burlington Historical Society has a locomotive lettering
> sheet. Hope this
> helps.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cvlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 6:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Font for Colorado and Southern ?
>
>
> >I would be very interested in finding CB&Q,
> C&S, & FW&D drawings for any
> >alpha or numeric characters.... other than the Budd
> Zephyr Font and the
> >Ribbon Style lettering, both of which have been
> documented.
> > Certainly SOMEBODY out there has run across such
> drawings. They would
> > have been made for Steam Locomotives, Passenger Cars,
> and Freight Cars in
> > several sizes and probably several different
> iterations / eras.
> > Anyone see such drawings in the Degoyer Collection or
> anywhere else that
> > has Burlington Route drawings???
> > I will make them up into Fonts if anyone can get
> source drawings for me to
> > base the artwork on.
> > Charlie Vlk
> >
> > Hi to all,
> > Not getting very far with this enquiry so will
> ask again,
> > Is there a known font style for Colorado and
> Southern passenger car
> > lettering, its similar to many other letterboard
> styles, does anyone have
> > a name for it ? We need it for our letterboards
> model and fullsize. The
> > pattern for the HO car is coming along nicely and
> hopefully will be
> > available as a ready to run finished model and a kit
> (of few parts) either
> > pre 1900 version (34 windows) or post 1900 (32
> windows). We have a query
> > regarding the brake gear and air/gas tanks under the
> car there is a raft
> > approx 2 feet wide and half the car width with the
> impression for a
> > circular tank on end (not lengthways) is this an air
> brake tank ? we also
> > have other beams that presumably would have had other
> tanks attached. Any
> > help would be appreciated. see photo attached
> >
> > http://mikepannell254.fotopic.net/p54455354.html
> >
> > Mike Pannell
> >
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