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| Author: | rock island lines [ Sun May 31, 2015 10:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | "Slumbercoach" sign |
I am told Amtrak removed the "Slumbercoach" signs that were attached to the car sides (see photo below). Did any of these signs survive? Has someone here seen one in a private collection?  Slumbercoach in St. Petersburg yard in 1974 by TPavluvcik, on Flickr |
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| Author: | davew833 [ Sun May 31, 2015 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Slumbercoach" sign |
It wasn't uncommon for Amtrak to remove signange on the car sides like that, flip it over, and reinstall it plain side out. |
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| Author: | softwerkslex [ Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Slumbercoach" sign |
I wonder if those things were done out of fear of trademark infringement. |
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| Author: | wm303 [ Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:48 pm ] | |||
| Post subject: | Re: "Slumbercoach" sign | |||
Baltimore and Ohio Dreamland at the Museum has its signs. They weren't on it when it arrived, so they must have either acquired some plates or had some reproduced.
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| Author: | Topfuel [ Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Slumbercoach" sign |
Of interest, the Budd Company builder's plates for these cars were different than the standard ones Budd used from roughly the mid-'50's until they shut down production. I think they said something like - "Slumbercoach - Designed and Built by the BUDD Company". I know a fan who has one in his collection. |
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| Author: | rock island lines [ Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Slumbercoach" sign |
Thanks for that nice bit of internet research, wm303. Yes, to be determined is whether or not they are reproduction "Slumbercoach" signs, and if so, did the museum find a shop that could make them for a decent price. I also found (to my amazement) that the Newberry Library has the physical plans for the sign available online, here: http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/c ... OX=1&REC=3 |
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