Rupert,
Thanks for the information. Funny, but I got a "hint" about this unit from the
parallel post going on right now about the original VO1000 black paint schemes.
In Norm Metcalf's post from Hol Wagner about the solid black VO1000's, Hol
states:
As for the "Blackbird" scheme, it was adopted in 1940 and was first
applied to SW1s 9141-9147 and NW2s 9203-9204, though these units came
with the road numbers in Burlington Block Gothic instead of Railroad
Roman. The previous order of SW1s, units 9136-9140, came in the same
solid black scheme as the SWs and NW1s of 1937, with "BURLINGTON"
spelled out on the hood in Dulux gold Railroad Roman and the herald and road
number on the cab sides, again employing steam locomotive decals.
I thought, NW2 9204... that explains it!
The size of the herald is still interesting. Does anyone know if the large
herald came from an already used herald on freight cars, or was the first
iteration for diesel locomotives?
Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@...> wrote:
>
> Tom
>
> The herald and block numbers on 9204 are identical to those on 9203 which
> features in the BRHS Calendar for October 2011, but it
> doesn't have the round "dots".
>
> There is a photo of 9203 on page 159 of Burlington in Transition showing it
> in 1945 with the same large herald and number style,
> indicating that this was the as-delivered appearance.
>
> By 1957, 9205 has the smaller herald and "gold" Roman numerals (on page 46 in
> Volume 1 of Mike Spoor's series)
>
> There is a photo of 9204 taken in 1962 (June 2009 Calendar) also with the
> smaller herald and "gold" Roman numerals.
>
> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "thommack" <thommack@...>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:49 AM
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: Photo uploaded-9204 location ?
>
>
> > What caught my attention is the large BR herald under the cab (looks like
> > the same size used on Q covered hoppers) and the block
> > numbers 9204 under the herald. There are also round "dots" on either side
> > of the number. Was this a unique scheme?
> >
> > Tom Mack
> > Cincinnati, OH
> >
> > --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, qutlx1@ wrote:
> >>
> >> I have uploaded a photo of the 9204 to the Yahoo site. Can anyone identify
> >> the location ? I bought the photo today at the Du Page show. Dealer told me
> >> he bought the collection from a man who shot mostly around downtown
> >> Aurora.
> >>
> >> Leo Phillipp
>
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