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Lettering and Logos
These images are not official railroad images, but they are my best attempts to create accurate railroad text and logos to use in the drawings. While I've been able to find many sources of lettering and painting diagrams and have downloaded a number of fonts, I don't buy commercial fonts nor do I contact railroads for painting specifications. As a result, many of my renditions are traced from photos. Helvetica is an extremely common lettering and number font which I've tradtionally matched using variations of Swiss 721 (although I also now have a couple of Helvetica variations as well).
About the source material:
- Original specifications: The logo was reproduced exactly based on geometric shapes and dimensions specified by the railroad.
- Painting stencil trace: The logo was traced from a railroad diagram of painting or lettering specifications.
- Photo trace: The logo was traced from a photo (or a layered composite of photos) of actual rolling stock.
- Existing font: An existing font was close enough to be used as-is.
- Modified font: An existing font received minor changes to match the lettering.
The text and logos listed here are the latest versions that I've been using in the 1:18 drawings. I've gradually been updating and uploading older logos that were previously used in the 1:55 and 1:36 drawings. For more information on their creation, see Creating the Drawings - Painted Drawings.
All 1:18 logos are 4 pixels per scale inch. If you would like to fit the logos on 1:36 or 1:55 drawings, scale the 1:18 version to 50% or 34% respectively.
List of Railroads
| Railroad | Logo | Links | Notes | Last modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2015-02-15 |
| AA | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Based on Arial bold | 2015-02-15 |
| AMT | 
| Original | Photo trace From GP9RM #1311 | 2022-01-12 |
| AMT | 
| Original | Photo trace | 2022-01-09 |
| AMT | 
| Original | Existing font Adobe Garamond italic | 2022-01-12 |
| AMT | 
| Original | Existing font Din Next Regular | 2022-01-09 |
| AMT | 
| 1:18 | Existing Font Swis721 BT Bold 36 pt for 1:18 As on F59PH | 2022-12-16 |
| AMT | 
| 1:18 | Existing Font Formata Condensed 48 pt for 1:18 As on F59PHI | 2022-12-16 |
| AMTK | AMTK Numbers - Phase V | Existing Font Humnst777 BT 79 pt for 1:18 | ||
| APA | 
| 1:18 | Modified Font Based on Swis721 BT Reduced to 86% width | 2022-01-01 |
| ARI | ARI rolling stock lettering | Modified Font Based on Square 721 BT Bold To 85% of original width | ||
| ATSF | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace ATSF version From Dash 8-40CW #873 | 2015-02-15 |
| ATSF | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace EMD version From GP60M's #118 and #143 | 2015-02-15 |
| ATSF | 
| Original | Photo trace | 2014-11-09 |
| ATSF | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace Roman cab numbers | 2014-11-09 |
| BN | BN Cab Numbers | Existing Font Swis721 BT Bold 62 pt for 1:18 | ||
| BN | 
| Original | Photo trace From Trinity 4750 cu-ft hopper | 2015-02-15 |
| BN | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From timetable cover and autorack | 2022-12-17 |
| BN | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From timetable cover, autorack and U30C #5383 | 2022-12-17 |
| BN | 
| Original 1:18 | Existing Font Neue Haas Grotesk Medium | 2022-12-17 |
| BNSF | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From SD40-2 #6988 Heritage 1 | 2014-11-10 |
| BNSF | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace From ES44DC #7739 Heritage 2 | 2017-10-16 |
| BNSF | 
| Original 1:18 | Existing Font Neue Haas Grotesk Medium Heritage 1 | 2022-12-17 |
| BNSF | 
| 1:18 | Existing Font Swis721 Md BT 77 pt for 1:18 Heritage 2 and 3 | 2022-12-17 |
| CDAC | 
| 1:18 | Modified Font Based on Perpetua Bold Reduced to 80% width | 2022-12-02 |
| CDAC | 
| 1:18 | Existing Font Perpetua Bold 57 pt for 1:18 | 2022-12-03 |
| CDAC | 
| 1:18 | Existing Font Transport Medium D 107 pt for 1:18 | 2022-12-16 |
| CDTX | CDTX "Amtrak California" | Existing Font Swis721 BT 57 pt for 1:18 | ||
| CDTX | CDTX Numbers, Lettering | Existing Font Bodoni Bd BT 48 pt for 1:18 Cab numbers and small lettering | ||
| CEFX | CEFX Lettering | Existing Font Swis721 BT 31 pt for 1:18 | ||
| CEFX | CEFX Numbers | Existing Font Swis721 Md BT 49 pt (side), 25 pt (end) for 1:18 | ||
| CEFX | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2016-03-01 |
| Chessie system | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2015-03-31 |
| Chessie system | 
| Original | Photo trace | 2018-11-12 |
| Chessie system | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2015-03-31 |
| CMQ | CMQ - BAR heritage lettering | Existing Font Square721 Ex BT Narrowed spacing | ||
| CMQ | CMQ - BAR heritage numbers | Existing Font Arial Black Modified "1" | ||
| CMQ | CMQ lettering & numbering | Existing Font Dutch801 RmHD BT Bold 64 pt & 24 pt for 1:18 | ||
| CN | CN Cab Numbers 1 (includes GTW) | Existing Font CN 15-inch Numbers Bold (from CNRHA) 45 pt for 1:18 | ||
| CN | CN Cab Numbers 2 (includes DTI, DWP, GTW) | Existing font Craft Gothic DemiBold 69 pt for 1:18 Some had flat (rather than slanted) number tips | ||
| CN | CN Cab Numbers 3 | Existing font Swis721 MD BT 66pt for 1:18 | ||
| CN | 
| Original | Original specifications Based on 40 x 15 square grid Lines 3 squares wide Circle radii of 1 and 4 squares | 2014-01-31 |
| CN | 
| Original 1:18 | Original specifications Photo trace (map) From GP40-2(W) #9677 | 2014-01-31 |
| CN | 
| 1:18 | Original specifications Stripes are 45 degrees, 48" wide and 55" apart | 2014-01-31 |
| CN | 
| 1:18 | Modified font Swis721 Hv BT Reduced to 70% height | 2014-11-13 |
| CP | 
| Original 1:18 | Painting stencil trace 2" cab class lettering | 2015-02-15 |
| CP | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Based on Swis721 Blk BT Italic | 2015-02-15 |
| CP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From GP9u #8200 | 2022-11-13 |
| CP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From AC4400CW #8529 | 2022-11-13 |
| CP | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Based on Swis721 Blk BT Italic | 2015-02-15 |
| CP | 
| Original | Painting stencil trace | 2017-10-12 |
| CR | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace | 2014-05-24 |
| CR | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2014-05-24 |
| CR | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2014-05-24 |
| CR | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace GE version | 2014-11-11 |
| CREX | CREX cab lettering | Existing font Arial Bold 32 pt, 12 pt | ||
| CREX | CREX cab numbers | Existing font Arial Bold 50 pt | ||
| CREX | 
| Original | Modified font Arial Black slanted 12 degrees | 2018-03-05 |
| CSXT | CSXT Numbers - YN3 | Existing Font Swis721 BT Bold 70 pt for 1:18 | ||
| CSXT | 
| Original | Photo trace From YN3 EMD GP38-2 (Verified with EMD SD40 and SD70MAC, and GE AC4400CW, B36-7 and Dash 8-40CW) | 2020-02-01 |
| CSXT | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified Font Neue Haas Grotesk Medium Corners rounded | 2022-12-17 |
| CV | 
| Original | Original specifications for "CN" logo supplemented with photos | 2018-09-16 |
| Railroad | Logo | Links | Notes | Last modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMVW | DMVW lettering | Existing Font Swis721 Md BT Bold 50 pt for 1:18 | ||
| DMVW | DMVW numbers | Existing Font Swis721 BT Bold 52 pt for 1:18 | ||
| DTI | 
| Original | Photo trace | 2015-02-15 |
| DTI | 
| Original | Painting stencil trace | 2015-02-15 |
| DWP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace (logo) Modified font (text) Swis721 BT bold italic stretched to 114% original width | 2018-10-15 |
| DWP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2019-08-21 |
| EJE | 
| Original | Photo trace | 2020-02-04 |
| EMD | 
| 1:18 | EMD builder's plate 1 | 2014-01-31 |
| EMD | 
| 1:18 | EMD builder's plate 2 | 2014-01-31 |
| EMD | 
| 1:18 | EMD builder's plate 3 | 2014-11-09 |
| Family Lines | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace | 2017-09-26 |
| Family Lines | 
| Original 1:18 | Original specifications | 2017-04-22 |
| FWWR | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2016-12-29 |
| FWWR | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2016-12-29 |
| FWWR | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Based on Clarendon BT As on GP38-3 #2001 | 2016-12-29 |
| FWWR | 
| Original 1:18 | Slightly modified font Based on Clarendon BT As on SD40-2 #2018 | 2016-12-29 |
| FWWR | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Based on Georgia (letters) CentSchbook Mono BT Bold (for "&") As on SD40-2 #2018 | 2016-12-29 |
| FWWR | Small side lettering (2) | Existing font Clarendon BT (modified "R") 29 pt for 1:18 | ||
| G&W (CBNS) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From CBNS SD40-2 #3366 All G&W logos traced at 200% of 1:18 size | 2022-11-08 |
| G&W (HCRY) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From HCRY GP40-2(W) #3010 | 2022-11-08 |
| G&W (QGRY) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From QGRY GP40 #3105 | 2022-11-08 |
| G&W (QGRY) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From QGRY GP40-2L(W) #3014 | 2022-11-08 |
| G&W (QGRY) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From QGRY SD40-3 #3327 | 2022-11-08 |
| G&W (SLR) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From SLR (LLPX) GP40 #3207 | 2022-11-09 |
| G&W (SLR) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From SLR GP40-3 #3804 | 2022-11-08 |
| G&W (SLR) | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From SLR GP40-2 #3008 | 2018-10-31 |
| GE | 
| 1:18 | GE builder's plate 1 | 2015-08-18 |
| GE | 
| 1:18 | GE builder's plate 2 | 2015-08-18 |
| GE | 
| 1:18 | GE builder's plate 3 | 2015-08-18 |
| GE | 
| 1:18 | GE builder's sticker Dash 9, AC series | 2022-11-26 |
| GE | 
| 1:18 | GE builder's sticker ES series | 2018-03-26 |
| GE | 
| 1:18 | GE builder's sticker P40DC, P42DC | 2022-11-26 |
| GE | 
| 1:18 | GE emissions control sticker Dash 9, AC series | 2022-11-26 |
| GMD | 
| 1:18 | GMD builder's plate | 2014-01-31 |
| GTW | 
| Original | Original specifications for "CN" logo supplemented with photos | 2018-09-16 |
| GTW | 
| Original | Original specifications for "CN" logo supplemented with photos | 2018-09-16 |
| ICG | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace | 2015-02-15 |
| ICG | 
| Original | Photo trace From GP38-2 #9600 | 2015-02-15 |
| ICG | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2014-01-31 |
| ICG | 
| 1:18 | "Paducahbilt" builder's plate | 2014-01-31 |
| KCS | 
| Original | Photo trace From SD40-2 #663 | 2020-02-05 |
| KCS | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2020-02-03 |
| KCS | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Swis721 BT Border added | 2020-02-02 |
| KCS | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Swis721 BT Border added | 2020-02-02 |
| LSRC | 
| Original | Existing font Volta Bold | 2020-02-04 |
| LSRC | 
| Original | Existing font Volta Bold | 2020-02-04 |
| MKT | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From GP38-2 #317 | 2020-02-05 |
| MKT | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2020-02-05 |
| MP | 
| Original | Photo trace North Little Rock lettering | 2020-02-03 |
| Railroad | Logo | Links | Notes | Last modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace (logos) Modified font (lettering) Zurich UblkEx BT | 2015-01-22 |
| NS | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2015-01-22 |
| NW | 
| Original | Painting stencil trace | 2022-12-08 |
| NW | 
| Original | Original specifications Based on 96" monogram | 2022-12-08 |
| NW | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo and painting stencil trace 10" locomotive lettering Derived from 15" lettering; altered based on NS ES44AC #8103 | 2022-12-09 |
| NW | 
| Original 1:18 | Painting stencil trace 15" locomotive lettering (10" AND) Letter placement based on GP38AC #4104 | 2022-12-09 |
| NW | 
| Original 1:18 | Painting stencil trace 10" locomotive numbers | 2022-12-07 |
| NW | 
| Original 1:18 | Existing font Neue Haas Grotesk Medium 10" and 15" locomotive numbers | 2022-12-07 |
| NW | 
| Original 1:18 | Painting stencil trace 10" rolling stock numbers | 2022-12-07 |
| NW | 
| Original 1:18 | Painting stencil trace 15" locomotive numbers | 2022-12-07 |
| NW | NW - Lettering | Existing Font Helvetica Bold | ||
| ONT | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified Font Based on Arial Black Reduced to 2/3 original height "O" redrawn with ellipses | 2022-01-18 |
| ONT | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified Font As on SD75I's #2100-2105 Based on Iwata Gothic Old Pro Bold (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and Folio Md BT (0) Border added | 2022-12-09 |
| PC | PC Cab Numbers | Existing font Craft Gothic DemiBold 74 pt for 1:18 | ||
| PICK | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Swis721 Cn BT Bold Letters narrowed by 15% | 2020-02-01 |
| PICK | 
| Original 1:18 | Modified font Swis721 Cn BT Bold Letters narrowed by 15% (except E, N, S) | 2020-02-02 |
| PRR | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From RS-27 #2407, U25B #2605, SD35 #6011 and C-630 #6321 | 2022-12-19 |
| PW | 
| Original | Photo trace | 2015-02-15 |
| PW | PW Cab Numbers | Existing Font Swis721 BT Bold 44 pt for 1:18 | ||
| PW | PW Lettering | Existing Font Swis721 BT Bold 41 pt for 1:18 | ||
| RI | 
| Original | Photo trace From U28B #281 | 2015-02-15 |
| RI | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2015-02-15 |
| RI | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2015-02-15 |
| SBD | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace | 2020-02-04 |
| SLR | 
| Original | Photo trace Existing font for lettering Goudy Old Style Bold From SLQ M-420 #3569 | 2022-11-30 |
| SLR | 
| 1:18 | Modified font Dutch801 RmHd BT Stretched to 150% of original height As on GP11's #8748 and #8749 | 2022-11-30 |
| SLR | SLR cab sublettering | Existing Font Commercial Script BT As on GP40's #3001-3003 | ||
| SLR | SLR hood lettering | Existing Font Goudy Old Style Bold | ||
| SLSF | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2019-08-19 |
| SLSF | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2019-08-20 |
| SOO | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From GP38-2 #4451 | 2022-01-05 |
| SOO | SOO Numbers | Existing Font Helvetica Extended Bold 41 pt for 1:18 Cab numbers | ||
| SP | 
| Original | Photo trace Hood end lettering From SSW SD45T-2 #9389 | 2023-01-06 |
| SP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From UP GP40-2 #1413 (nee SP #7662) | 2023-01-05 |
| SP | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace Speed lettering From SD40T-2 #8362 | 2014-01-11 |
| SP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2017-10-16 |
| SPSF | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace "Kodachrome" lettering From BNSF C30-7 #5193 and SP GP9 #2873 | 2017-10-14 |
| SSW | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From SSW GP40-2 #7269 | 2023-01-05 |
| TTX | 
| Original | Photo trace As on NSC FBOX cars | 2020-02-22 |
| TTX | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace As on Trinity FBOX cars | 2020-02-22 |
| TTX | 
| Original | Photo trace As on Gunderson FBOX/TBOX cars | 2020-02-22 |
| TTX | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace As on Trinity FBOX/TBOX cars | 2020-02-22 |
| TTX | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace | 2020-02-22 |
| TTX | TTX - Railcar Pooling Experts | Modified Font Swis721 Md BT Bold Width increased by 12% | ||
| UP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From SD70ACe #8311 | 2017-06-01 |
| UP | 
| 1:18 | Photo trace (from 20" lettering) 11" lettering no border (1) 1/4" border (2) | 2022-12-13 |
| UP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace 20" lettering 5/16" border (1) 7/8" border (2) | 2022-12-13 |
| UP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace 20" numbers 5/16" border (1) 7/8" border (2) | 2022-12-13 |
| UP | UP Lettering | Existing Fonts Arial Black & Akzidenz-Grotesk Std Super "We Are One" small lettering | ||
| UP | UP Lettering (Olympic Torch Relay) | Existing Font CartoGothic Bold | ||
| UP | UP Numbers, Lettering | Existing Font Highway Gothic E modified / Roadgeek E modified Heritage numbers, "Building America" lettering | ||
| VIA | 
| 1:18 | Original specifications | 2018-02-05 |
| VIA | VIA "Green Choice" | Existing Font Trajan Regular | ||
| VIA | VIA Cab Class Lettering | Existing Font Swis721 BT Bold 12 pt for 1:18 lettering | ||
| VIA | VIA Cab Numbers | Existing Font Swis721 Md BT Bold 41 pt for 1:18 numbers | ||
| WP | 
| Original | Photo trace Partly from FP7 #805A | 2022-12-19 |
| WP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From GP20 #2001 | 2022-12-18 |
| WP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace Partly from GP35 #3014 | 2022-12-13 |
| WP | 
| Original 1:18 | Photo trace From U23B #2251, GP35's #3014 and #3018, U30B's #3059 and #3067 | 2022-12-15 |