MasonJar Wrote:

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.

The herald was also straight when used with the maple leaf backgrounder (see Mr Nutbar's avatar) during WW2.

Andrew

Andrew, I must have missed this post earlier, but I can't locate any evidence of the "wafer" being applied straight before 1954 when used with the maple leaf background. The giveaway is in the style of the leaf, as the post-'42/pre-'54 leaf was a simpler version, with a blunt-tipped leaf (first in white, then, starting in 1944, green):


(A green leaf was used in 1942, but only on three experimental unpainted aluminum boxcars. These also had the tilted wafer. Reefers (in grey paint) got either an all-red leaf and tilted wafer or a green leaf with a tilted red wafer.)

The 1954 leaf was much more detailed, and the wafer was, in all cases which I've seen, level. Boxcars and similarly-coloured reefers got a green leaf with white wafer, while grey reefers got a green leaf but with a red wafer (and red lettering). Cabooses got the pointy leaf in either white or green and white. Ed may have some pictures of the green ones on freight cars, but here's the pointy white version:


...and, for comparison on the same car, the earlier blunt-tipped leaf:


There's quite a bit more information on this topic HERE

And, just to keep the thread on-topic, here's an Erie Northshore Mike at the Lowbanks coaling tower:


Wayne

doctorwayne Wrote:

MasonJar Wrote:The herald was also straight when used with the maple leaf backgrounder (see Mr Nutbar's avatar) during WW2.

Andrew

Andrew, I must have missed this post earlier, but I can't locate any evidence of the "wafer" being applied straight before 1954 when used with the maple leaf background. The giveaway is in the style of the leaf, as the post-'42/pre-'54 leaf was a simpler version, with a blunt-tipped leaf (first in white, then, starting in 1944, green)...

Wayne

Hmmm... I must have my leaf versions confused (or simply did not remember there were (as you point out) two versions used).

Thanks for the additional info -- and pictures!

Andrew

Hello---Doc and Andrew,thanks for the interesting information on the CNR heralds.Here's a few shots showing other variations,including the experimental aluminum car (both sides of the same car)

Thanks for those pics of the experimental reefer. I have never seen pictures of it before - the orange is a really interesting detail. This is my version of the reefer using silver craft paint to simulate the aluminum. I used the proper dry transfers from C-D-S - at least I thought I did. In comparison with yours though I am no longer sure.

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Sorry to highjack your thread - especially with my "non-information". Thank goodness you guys have the right stuff...!

Andrew

Andrew, the car Ed posted is one of the three experimental aluminum boxcars - I don't recall seeing a prototype photo, so I can't comment on the correctness of the paint scheme.

Wayne

Hello All---some more Mikes in action---here's S-1-D #3377 crossing the Maitland River on Doctor Wayne's EG&E

A pair of USRA light Mikes westbound on the Wilderson division.
Charlie

Does anyone make an HO 2-8-2 with the headlight on top of the smokebox rather than on the front?

Drew Wrote: Does anyone make an HO 2-8-2 with the headlight on top of the smokebox rather than on the front?

You could alway move the headlamp up to where you want it ... it's a doable modification.

Ready to roll

Hello Everyone---some Mikes in action on Doctor Wayne's EG&E

Hello Everyone---here's CNR S-1-B Mike #3254

That's a private roadname MIke.



Wolfgang

Hello Wolfgang---beautiful locomotive and scenery---the scene reminds me of Doctor Wayne's EG&E---hopefully you'll post lots more photos

Here you're
Same engine, another place.



Wolfgang