07-19-2010, 01:55 PM
cn nutbar Wrote:I checked one of my books:"Canadian National Steam Power by Cregg and Corley" for clarification.When the Canadian National Railway was created in 1923,it adopted the tilted rectangular insignia from the Grand Trunk Pacific railway.It was applied at the same angle until 1954,when the application was changed to straight horizontal for simpler installation.
Even though the boys at the paint shop most certainly enjoyed their refreshments,they were just following corporate policy
The herald was also straight when used with the maple leaf backgrounder (see Mr Nutbar's avatar) during WW2.
Andrew