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 #904489  by C&O2755
 
Wondering if anyone can give me the name of the cursive font C&O's road name was painted in on the sides of its E and F units. Thanks.
 #918514  by Otto Vondrak
 
C&O2755 wrote:Wondering if anyone can give me the name of the cursive font C&O's road name was painted in on the sides of its E and F units. Thanks.
It's not a "font," it was custom artwork designed by the railroad.

Of course, thanks to the magic of computers, yes, now you can purchase it as a font.

http://www.railfonts.com/cgi-bin/font_s ... page6.html

-otto-