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Brian J Carlson <brian@...>
How long did the Soo Line "dollar sign" (ok, probably not the right term,
but since I was a kid, I've called it the dollar sign scheme) scheme last into the mid-late 1950's? I know the larger "SOO LINE" started to appear in the mid-fifties wondering how quickly older cars were repainted. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY
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Ed Hawkins
On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 04:13 PM, Brian J Carlson wrote:
How long did the Soo Line "dollar sign" (ok, probably not the rightBrian, I'm pretty sure this subject has been discussed before on this list. The billboard SOO LINE began to appear in the very early 1950s. An early example is a George Sisk photo of box car 137190, built new 11-51. A later example of a car still having the "dollar sign" emblem is a Paul Dunn photo of box car 136802 with a reweigh date of 1958. Regards, Ed Hawkins
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To add to what Ed wrote, the 1951 billboard scheme had SOO LINE
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close to the door, while the 1953 version moved the SOO and LINE further away from the door. I don't know the exact date when the Soo switched to the later style.
On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 04:13 PM, Brian J Carlson wrote:How long did the Soo Line "dollar sign" (ok, probably not the right term,Brian,
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Ted Culotta <tculotta@...>
On Sep 23, 2005, at 11:36 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote:
Another interesting thing about the billboard "SOO LINE" is that it was painted the same height height on the car side regardless of height of the car. A very neat thing when a 1932 ARA box car was coupled to a 10'6" AAR box car. Regards, Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media 645 Tanner Marsh Road, Guilford, CT 06437 info@speedwitch.com www.speedwitch.com (650) 787-1912
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Tom Houle <thoule@...>
Note, too, during the initial use of the dollar sign logo, there was no black background behind the Soo logo. The white Soo logo and frame went right onto the car. On freight cars and cabooses, the black background was added later, but I'm not sure when. Perhaps in the fifties?
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Tom Houle
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From: Ed Hawkins To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Soo line boxcars On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 04:13 PM, Brian J Carlson wrote: > How long did the Soo Line "dollar sign" (ok, probably not the right > term, > but since I was a kid, I've called it the dollar sign scheme) scheme > last > into the mid-late 1950's? I know the larger "SOO LINE" started to > appear in > the mid-fifties wondering how quickly older cars were repainted. > Brian, I'm pretty sure this subject has been discussed before on this list. The billboard SOO LINE began to appear in the very early 1950s. An early example is a George Sisk photo of box car 137190, built new 11-51. A later example of a car still having the "dollar sign" emblem is a Paul Dunn photo of box car 136802 with a reweigh date of 1958. Regards, Ed Hawkins SPONSORED LINKS Worldwide travel insurance Travel trailer insurance International travel insurance Travel insurance usa Travel medical insurance Csa travel insurance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "STMFC" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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rockroll50401 <cepropst@...>
I posted the SOO $ question to the SOO group. This is tje first
response. Clark Propst Soo's "Billnoard" lettering scheme appeared in 1951. Soo repainted cars carrying the older "Dollar Sign" scheme as time permitted----I would guesstimate about 1/2 to 3/4 of the cars the Soo had were repainted into Billboard lettering by 1961. I recall as late as 1973 (possibly later, mine memory is getting faulty) you could spot a 40' box or a 50' DD box still unrepainted and wearing the Dollar Sign herald, but they were the exceptions and unless you hung out around Shops Yard, Shoreham or Superior, your chances of seeing a car wearing this scheme was 1 in 12,000 (or whatever the Soo owned in total number of freight cars by 1973). All the wooden, steel underframed cars (Dennis and Stu, note how I put that!) still in exsistance as Supply or Tool cars in MOW Service as late as 1986 still carried the dollar sign herald. Un-resheathed cabooses carried the dollar sign herald until repainted or broken up, some as late as the early 1970's. Keith Meacham
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rwitt_2000 <rmwitt@...>
Brian J Carlson wrote: How long did the Soo Line "dollar sign" (ok,
probably not the right term, but since I was a kid, I've called it the dollar sign scheme) scheme last into the mid-late 1950's? I know the larger "SOO LINE" started to appear in the mid-fifties wondering how quickly older cars were repainted. Ed Hawkins added ... [snip]A later example of a car still having the "dollar sign" emblem is a Paul Dunn photo of box car 136802 with a reweigh date of 1958. There is a Jim Sands photo taken in 1966 of a Soo Line boxcar [#44052] still painted with the "dollar sign" emblem. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=72614 Bob Witt
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