• Maps of the N.E. states on rolling stock

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Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in New England

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  by bruceclouette
 
Here's a trivia question - have all the New England states been represented by maps on engines or rolling stock? I have W.H. Shurtleff and Portland Terminal, each with a map of Maine; North Stratford Railroad, map of NH; Central Connecticut with a map of CT worked into its logo; Northern Vermont with, you guessed it, VT; and Seaview with the map of RI. But what about Massachusetts? Did a map of Mass. ever appear as part of a logo or otherwise on an engine or piece of rolling stock? Am I overlooking something obvious?

Bruce
  by shadyjay
 
Northern Vermont RR did not have a logo with the state of VT. The Lamoille Valley did, however.

The NECR logo under G&W control has a logo with the states it passes through, including Mass. See here (logo in upper right corner):
http://www.gwrr.com/operations/railroad ... l_railroad" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
  by MEC407
 
And New England Southern...

http://www.vistadome.com/trains/newengland/nes503.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
  by markhb
 
Any photos of the Shurtleff and PTR logos with the map? I actually didn't realize Shurtleff had their own cars, to be honest, although I do remember their presence on the Portland waterfront.
  by MEC407
 
The PTM logo with image of Maine used to adorn the Rigby roundhouse:

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It was replaced with a Springfield Terminal sign at some point in the mid or late '80s. I always wondered what happened to the PTM sign. Hopefully it ended up in the hands of someone who appreciated it!
  by bruceclouette
 
The Shurtleff cars are shown on the Highball Graphics site:

http://www.mgdecals.com/F-276.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for everyone chiming in on this admittedly arcane topic.

Bruce

PS: Did I mention that I said Northern Vermont instead of Vermont Northern? The latter is the one with the map of Vermont.