Just something I've always wondered and maybe some of you who work for CPR could answer for me. Why did CP stop using the 'golden beaver' emblem decal on their motive power?
Why do I ask? A little story might explain. I always liked going up to the Twin Cities as a kid from where I lived in Mankato, MN and see all the 'foreign' railroads there since there wasn't much rail action in Mankato. We'd drive up for some railfanning every once in a while and usually chose to railfan at St. Paul. The Twin Cities seemed so huge then, especially by Hoffman Ave. My favorite part of our trips was seeing CP AC4400CW's. The bright red paint and the gold beaver emblem on the side really added a lot of class to the Canadian Pacific's livery. Without the emblem all of CP's new power looks really dull. I noticed over the last 8 years or so they stopped adding the decal to new locomotives and I'd like to know why that is.
Why do I ask? A little story might explain. I always liked going up to the Twin Cities as a kid from where I lived in Mankato, MN and see all the 'foreign' railroads there since there wasn't much rail action in Mankato. We'd drive up for some railfanning every once in a while and usually chose to railfan at St. Paul. The Twin Cities seemed so huge then, especially by Hoffman Ave. My favorite part of our trips was seeing CP AC4400CW's. The bright red paint and the gold beaver emblem on the side really added a lot of class to the Canadian Pacific's livery. Without the emblem all of CP's new power looks really dull. I noticed over the last 8 years or so they stopped adding the decal to new locomotives and I'd like to know why that is.