CF Caboose Lettering

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Ken,
Your lower  example appears to be "extended Railroad Roman".  Is there a
non-extended version that more closely resembles your upper example?
Jim Cochran

On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 8:31 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
> wrote:

> Not to disagree with you Jim, but Norfolk and Western lettering, as used
> on the freight cars and cabooses is pretty dramatically different from
> "Railroad Roman"
>
> The attached sample is from Norfolk and Western caboose lettering drawing
> that I have drawn, and railroad roman font on the bottom.
>
> Ken Miller
>
>
> On Jul 18, 2015, at 12:07 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>
> > "Railroad Roman" font with letters and numbers 7" high.
> >
> > Jim Nichols
> >
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, July 18, 2015 10:49 AM, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > What style of lettering did N&W use on its CF class wood sided caboose
> in the 1940's and 1950's? I am doing research for a scratch building
> project.
> > Very Respectfully,
> > Joseph Congemi
> >
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