& and and

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Many thanks Mr. Brewer!  I would call that definitive.
Jim Cochran

On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Many years ago, well prior to publication of the Society's caboose book,
> the late Charlie Schlotthober sent me copies of a number of pages from the
> N&W Diagram Revision books.  I believe the attached answers the question
> involving replacement of the ampersand.
>
> Jim Brewer
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> Definitely prior to 1953. At least as early as 1948, when the S2 sleepers
>> were delivered. Not as early as April 1946, as the refurbished PM's still
>> had the &. So it was somewhere between April 1946 and December 1948.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>>
>> On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 07:10:43 PM CDT, NW Mailing List <
>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> When did N&W switch from "&" to "and" for boxcar lettering?  Photo
>> evidence indicates perhaps prior to 1953.
>> Thanks,
>> Jim Cochran
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