New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-15
THE HERALDRY OF THE RAIL.
rpoN HIGHWAYS AND THEIR DISTINGUISHING
MARKs-HoUsE FLAGS OF GREAT
CORPORATIONS

CORPORATIONS
Much has been written 81 the heradry OF the sea,
o,A many stories have been woven about the com
n,o,,ors of coors In the iluttering symbols which
n,unt their messages over miles OF deep oiue
water. That there is more OF romance attached
% the use OF flags at than is given 10 those on
shore is admitted. but place may justly De claimed
among graceful. artistic and useful emoiems oy the
designs which have been adopted by the great iron
and steel pathways Of the country. The most TAMIL
ar OF the heraldic railroad marks to New-i orKers
ore probably those OF the Pennsylvania, Erie and
r.hirh Valley lines The red keystone OF the for
n.r f.. fastened to the tunnels OF some OF the ars-
est and swftest tugs doing business IN Ne"-io jim
u.a,ors Will. the gray diamond with black disk
I'm its centre bearing the name or the second co"-
pany in large white letters Is prominent OBJECT
in ticket office windows. The Lehgh Valley sports
, rcd bureee bearing IA black diamond In the CEN
ire OF which are the white letters l.. v one or the
greatest roads In the country is content with one
~ the simplest trademarks. The New-York Central
uses the name OF the road In plain. readable char-
actcrs tastefuy arranged. and always printed the
same way The Lake Shore and Michigan South
o., commouly abbreviated TO Lake Shore. has
for It's emblem a mail bag. printed In black. with
the name OF the road cut out In white letters Inc
Michigan Central FOR long time AFTER the tashioh
OF trademarks came in used a peculiar letter ana
arrangement OF title on Its advertising matter ana
the brown square with It's lower and left hand edges
travelling public.
The trademark for II hardly be called
house flag Of the Rome. Watertown and Ogdens-
burg ia one OF the prettiest of the whole array,
and at the same time IL appropriate. The four
leoved clover lends Itself to the Initials H., w.
@ and the symbol OF good luck Is further carried
out I'm the stem Of the clover, which carries In
graceful letters the French legend. "Bonheur."
rcd maltese cross bearing the name OF the road In
plaIn white letters the effective design OF the
New-York and England road. and attracts
tho attention OF every who sees II on the pan
rue tween this city and Boston. The New-York. on.
tario and Western uses red also. the ground Of
its design being red square IN Wh zen wnnH
letter a golden globe In the centre OF piark
square which is set on one corner so that IL looks
IKE diamond o Is .hf Ines wsch include the Ohio
and Mississippi and the Baltimore and Ohio south.
western-the old Marietta and Cinc, ,,dna,
Capitol and the Initials OF the road are cut out 10
white together with the legend. All trains va Wa
Washington Printed in blue in UNIFORM N sEs
Plate above the charter name OF the road; the
mark OF the New-York, Chicago and 81 LOUIS
Railway is pretty ana snec nsex has been by the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Its
oblons red block set at an angle. with me name ae
OF the road in white letters was @ been n"a
prominent object in timetable racks ever slnco'
The Wabash. being the Banner Route aPPro ,-
Centre bearing locomotive in white and stream SIn
OF light thrown from Its headlight. with the "oro
Wabash In perspective Lettering .,,hos wa. Tho
head OF a Texas steer, which was until recently
used by the Iron Mountain route SNORT time
ago change was made ma sos 10 IN whs ese The
Missouri Pacific Railway 10 recognised by me req
:aAi' travsrsed br section Of track with the