From: HOL WAGNER
The Everywhere West slogan was first painted on freight equipment in
1937, along with the Way of the Zephyrs slogan. Neither was used on
equipment prior to that time, though Everywhere West -- briefly preceded
by the awkward slogan Anywhere West -- was used in timetables beginning
in 1924.
On freight equipment, Everywhere West was painted in the distinctive
sloping script lettering on one side of cars, with Way of the Zephyrs on
the other side. Cars built or rebuilt from 1937 on received the slogans
-- with the exception of flatcars. Diesel switchers first began to be
painted in the so-called blackbird scheme with the two slogans on the
hood in 1940. Use of the slogans continued on locomotives until the 1959
adoption of the Chinese red paint scheme. On Chinese red freight cars,
the slogans continued to appear, but now in block gothic letters, until
the mid-1960s, when Way of the Zephyrs was dropped and Everywhere West
appeared on both sides of cars -- for two or three years, until it, too,
was dropped.
Hol Wagner
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Everywhere West Slogan
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:52:43 -0000
From: david_f_pease <davidp@tritel.net <mailto:davidp@tritel.net>>
Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Ok like a good member I searched the message board for my question
before posting it. This is the post I found, and I don't think the
question was answered. I have a friend doing some modeling and asked me
this very same question. When did the CB&Q first use the slogan
Everywhere West.
A quick check of Ebay turn up a Burlingtion Route Time Table from June
of 1927 with Everywhere West clearly printed on the front. I have
Atlas's new release of C&S USRA box car built in 1924 with a Everywhere
West printed on the door in very "1900" style printing. I also have
Atlas's CB&Q car of same type built in 1922 with the same style
Everywhere West slogan.
So if someone has a calender or time table collection or better yet
builder photos with the earliest use of the slogan. Please post a
response. And please only hard facts. Thanks.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>, "John A.
Swearingen" <jas@...> wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----From: Kelly, John P [mailto:KellyJ@b...]
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:42 PMTo: 'brhs@n...'
<mailto:'brhs@n...'>
> Subject: Everywhere West SloganHello CB&Q Webmaster,My name is John
Kelly in
> Madison, Wisconsin.i am writing an ongoing, monthly column
"'Railroad
> History" for KalmbachPublishing's new web site TRAINS.COM to go
online
> January 8th, 2001.I am planning a future column on Railroad Slogans
and Ad's
> that railroad'sused.I really like Burlington's "EVERYWHERE WEST" and
> would like to know if youcould help me find information on
where/when
and who
> originated it.if it was ever covered in one of your Burlington
Bulletin's i
> would be happyto send you a check for a back issue.Sincerely,John
Kelly
>
>
> Mr. Kelly,
>
> Some time ago I asked a similar question of the list. The responses
were helpful to me so I am sending them along hoping they advance the
inquiry for you.
>
> My question:
> >
> > Will anyone give me a serious answer as to when the Q. began
using the
> > slogan "Everywhere West". I am building some old wooden box
cars in HO
> > scale, circa 1930 and before. Want to know if slogan is
appropriate
> > there, even if not totally proto- typical
>
>
> From: Rob Adams <aaeditor@...>
>
> John:
>
> According to information that I have, the Everywhere West slogan
was not
> used on CB&Q box cars until 1937, so circa 1930 equipment would
not have
> it. I've run into this same situation creating "Q" equipment for my
> summer 1934 B&W/B&NW branchline.
>
> My follow-up question to Mr. Adams:
>
> > :
> >
> > >
> > Thank you very much for your prompt and informative reply to my
> > inquiry about the slogan "Everywhere West". Just one more
question if
> > I might -- Was it adopted simultaneously with the slogan "Way
of the
> > Zephyrs"? Thanks also for the information on where I can find data
> > sheets for the single and double sheathed box cars. It is
responses
> > like yours that make the list well worthwhile.
>
> Mr. Adams' reply:
>
> You are most welcome. I don't know about the chronology of the
adoption
> of the "Way of the Zephyrs" slogan, though it seems like it
appeared on
> switch engine paint schemes fairly early in the 1940's. But I
haven't
> seen it used on freight equipment in the earlier era that I've
studied
> rather intently.
>
> Kind regards, Rob Adams
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