Boxcar & Hopper paint schemes logos & mottos

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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you may remember these old sayings on rail cars of the past i know a few yall can fill me in on the rest

UP #1 WE CAN HANDEL IT
the union pacific people
UP #2 UNOIN PACIFIC
ship the automated railway
UP #3 WE WILL DELIVER
it depends on me
UP #4 Building America
UP Be Specific ship UNION PACIFIC
SLSF ship it on the ole FRISCO (I bet jim knows that one)

ATSF all the way with Santa Fe

CB&Q route of the zephers

ICG main lin mid America

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Cnw route of the 400
IC mainline of mid america
Northern Pacific mainstreet of the Northwest
Southern serves the south gives a green light to innovations
and my favorite
B&O-linking 13 great states with the Nation
stay safe
joe

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I like the more obscure ones: “Herby”; “Water Bed Lou”; “Bozo Texino”; “Willie the Weeper”; “Radio Joe”; “The Solo Artist”; “Speedy”; “No Bid”; “Sneaky Snake”, or something like that…what was it, Ed?

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My favorite saying was on a tanker that hauled human waste…

“Number One in the Number Two Business.”

[:)]

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UP:Road of the Streamliners
NP:Route of the Vista Dome North Coast Limited
CB&Q:Everywhere West
CRI&P:The Rock
C&O:C&O for Progress

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PRR= “Don’t Stand Me Still”[tup]
Ship & Travel IT
CRIP: Route Rock
GN: Hustle Muscle (locomotives)
PRR/UP:Moving America
NYC: Water Level Route
LV: Follow The Flag
IC; “America’s Mainstreet”

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RI: Route of the Rockets
Railbox: Next Load, Any Road
IHB: Connects with all Chicago Railroads
WA&G: The Sole Leather Route
Chattahoochee Industrial: Better by a Dam Site
GTW: The Good Track Railroad
DT&I: We Have the Connections
SAL: The Route of Courteous Service
D&RGW: The Action Road
WP: Feather River Route
Monon: The Hoosier Line

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Nickle Plate High Speed Service.

Had to dig the right slogan up…

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Be specific, ship Union Pacific.
At one time engines, at least had Dependable Transportation.
At one time anyway.

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A few more:
CofG: The Right Way
LIRR: The Route of the Dashing Commuter
CSS&SB: The little train that could
DL&W: The Route of Phoebe Snow
MEC: The Pine Tree Route
SSW: Blue Streak Fast Freight
RF&P: Links North and South
ATSF: Route of the “Chief”, “El Capitan”, “Super Chief”, “San Francisco Chief”, “Texas Chief”, and “Scout”
MP: Route of the Eagles

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RDG: America"s Largest Anthracite Carrier
Bee Line Service
WM: Fast Freight Line
RUTland: Green Mt Gateway
MKT: Serves the Southwest

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Seaboard Air Line: Thru the Heart of the South
Atlantic Coast Line: (assume only on boxcars w/cushioned draft gear) Another Cushioned Load
Seaboard Coast Line: Service Customers Like

Can you tell where I grew up?

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Southern: Give a green light to Innovation
Southern: Serves the South
Clinchfield: Gateway to the Southest

If I find or think of some more, I will post them

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One more…

NS: Top Gon

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Another slogan from an old interurban;
Illinois Terminal: The Road of Personalized Services

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I absolutely forgot my all time favorite that appears on a variety of cars:

DO NOT HUMP

[:I] [:O] Hehe! Have fun with that one!!

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They also used Route Rock.

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NP: Route of the vista domed North Coast Limited.

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“DAR” - The Land of Evangeline Route
“CNR” - Serves all of Canada
“CPR” - Spans the World
CP had a pretty impressive steamship line along with the railway. I recall reading about a silk shipment originating in China (1930’s? or earlier) that was loaded on a CPR steamship in Hong Kong [4:-)] , sailed across the Pacific, transloaded onto CPR train in Vancouver BC, across Canada, loaded onto another CPR steamship [oX)] in Halifax, NS which then sailed to Great Britain. Ahh, them were the days.

Jeff

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In retrospect it may have shipped from Montreal, as CPR went to Saint John, NB on its own trackage and thence by ferry to Digby NS, and from there to Windsor Junction and then shared trackage rights with CN into Halifax. Hmmmm? Oh well, it was a cool trip anyway!

Jeff