ALBIA, Iowa — Canadian Pacific has reintroduced its heritage logo to the side of its locomotives. Earlier this month, AC400CWs Nos. 9835 and 8639 were released from the paint booth at Relco in Albia with the logo on the long hood. The logo, fir…
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/07/20-beaver-return
Good news.
Cool! A very fitting thing to do. For the sake of CP’s employees I hope this is more than just perfuming the pig, and that some real change is afoot in upper management (not holding my breath though).
Well they did this before and it really didn’t hold up very well.
It is very nice don’t get me wrong. I just think it needs better definition and perhaps some multi colour as in the original. Probably too costly …hope it stands up well and has an impact.
IIRC, CP stopped using the Beaver becasue it wouldn’t properly fit on the ES44AC’s long hood.
Four posts and no bad puns yet![:)]
Waiting with some dread for the inevitable online Photoshop inclusion of Jerry Mathers. And, for the CSX-with-Hunter and CP merger, the use of a beaver instead of Chessie in the broken dish as the CSX-side ‘restomod’ logo…
OK
Out of left field, then over the left-field fence for the grand slam.
Seems to me this would be the perfect graphic element for locomotive noses, and isn’t there a special maple leaf for the 150 celebration?
Pity there aren’t any of those Alcos and such with the rotary pilothouse windows for eyes running… this would complete the ‘look’!
RME- Thanks for the compliment.
Yeah it’s not a bad graphic…kind of reminiscent of several roads, so sure insert updated 150 year stylized maple leaf.
CP 136th year…as the radio ad says for Beaver Rub…you don’t look a day over 135! …and yes of course, those Alco’s.
I’m glad to see the beaver back, in whatever form. It’s tradition.
Remember what Tevye says in “Fiddler On The Roof?”
“Tradition tells you who you are, and what God expects you to do!”
I don’t know why but the CP Beaver reminds me of the Gopher from the move “Caddyshack”.
And I’ve seen that Beaver Rub graphic somewhere … let me think … AHHH!
It reminds me more of Hunter Harrison after the CSX stockholder’s meeting.
Sponge Bob Square Pants, the alleged device to manifest widespread ADD ( attention deficient disorder) to a generation of children through constant fast dialogue and clips. By the time your brain understood what you saw 3 more clips had passed…and on and on it went.
Urban legend perhaps. However those fast clips continue on today by marketing and media folks…guess they think they are being “cool” or “awesome”. I look away as they invoke an anger response with me which is very uncomfortable. Don’t want to turn into the Mighty Hulk!
That little guy is too lovable to be EHH.
Would be nice if BNSF and CSX actually identified with railroading with and in their names. Suppose BNSF is not too far gone, but does the public know really? CSX however is a hopeless corporate nothing. I think enough time has passed that the merged identities would no longer feel slighted, but I could be wrong. Not that I’m advocating for a return to “the broken plate”…UP has it right all along.
Way different show, but there was an episode of the original Pokemon TV series that gave people seizures.
Don’t peeve off CP!
That’s a marmot, a very common animal in the Colorado Rockies. You can see quite a few of them if you ride the Pikes Peak cog railway. The poor little guy’s probably fed up with all the cult activity and general crazyness in the Colorado Springs area.
Yeah I know its a marmot. The heading/caption states Beaver/Marmot so I’m going with that. Plus the setting the fella is in looks 100% CPR and the incisors are right, so a little artisitc license and leeway …work with me here ok?
Sure, I’ll work with you! That clip had me on the floor!