The New Grande Valley Logo

[Catt]

Well after 21 years of using the same old company logo the GVR has finaly updated their locomotive and rolling stock logo.

Here's the old one,

and here's the new one.

 

[eatst14]

Catt,

I love it, it looks really good! do u think youll change ur paint scheme, so that u could have two schemes at once?

Ed

 

[BDC]

Hot dog, Catt! That's a real weiner! I like the change. It seems to add a little more realism, especially with the blackened trucks and tank. You weren't inspired by the new/old CSX paint scheme, were you?

 

[rockislandmike]

Verrrrrry snappy ................

 

[60103]

I think it takes the prototype between 25 and 30 years to eliminate an old paint scheme, during which time they introduce 2 major new paint schemes and fiddle with each of them about 5 times.

Are you planning a major redecorating job or just leave the old ones be?

 

[Drew1125]

I really like it Catt!
Very prototypical too, to have old & new schemes on the road at the same time. That will make one fine looking lash-up!
And then throw in some of your leased power, &...WOW!!
Gotta see some pix now!
Maybe a big traun of those hi-cubes snaking its way through your industrial area...?
C'mon, this is gettin' exciting now!

 

[Catt]

There actually are two paint schemes now.The yellow and blue one with either yellow or white lettering and a solid blue scheme with white lettering.The Marquette&Ohio(a subsiderary of the GVR) has a burgandy paint scheme with a very light grey stripe and yellow gold lettering.

 

[shamus]

Hey Catt, those decals look GREAT do you make your own, if so, what do you use. I need more for the BCLC.

 

[Catt]

Shamus,my decals were made by Jim Wilhite from the Valley Car Shops in Anderson,Indiana USA.Jim's email is jwilhite@netdirect.net .

Might I suggest you contact Alan Curtis because he's going to get some decals done by Jim and possibly you could save some postage costs in a combined order.

 

[YakkoWarner]

It is amazing what a specific font and a bit of stylizing can do. The new logo looks GREAT on the loco.

 

[roryglasgow]

Verry modern looking, Catt! Is this just a change of scenery, or are you moving the layout forward in time a little?

-Rory

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Sharp logo and a nice way to build in a little history on you R.R. Catt!

 

[Catt]

Rory,the GVR has always been a modern railroad.In other words every new year in the real world is a new year for the GVR.

By the way the Grande Valley is really 24 years old,but the logo is/was 21.

 

[kettlestack]

Catt! The new logo is first rate, no question of that!

But I've always thought blue and yellow never were a great combination of colours. The blue is ok, it's the yellow footplate that bothers me. Perhaps an indigo blue with multiple, short vertical white markers might enhance it.

I'm just voicing my opinion which is no more valid than yours or anyone elses.

Anyway, who am I to talk , I don't even have a RR name for my pike, let alone a colour scheme and logo .

Errol

 

[Drew1125]

Whoa Catt!
24 years old huh?
I beg to differ, my friend...the built date on this car says 3/54
I just love this forum!

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Hmmmmmmm, guess that means the GVR bought that car when it was 24 years old, huh?

 

[Drew1125]

No, coz that car's only about 6 or 8 years old in that picture!
Catt just forgot that I took the liberty of back-dating his RR another 25, or 30 years!
I think that's what's refered to as "modelers' license".
If I don't shut up, you guys are probably going to revoke mine!

 

[Catt]

No guys the Grande Valley's actual age is 24.I've never even thought about a history before that.

Funny thing is there was a real Grand Valley RR. in Michigan ,but the NYC bought it before it ever ran a revenue mile.Not only that it was not anywhere near the Grand Valley but on the other side of the state.

I was just thinking about using 1/11/45 as the start up date for my GVR (also the day I was born )

I think what I need to do is aquire a couple of ATLAS GP9s or LifeLike GP20s and paint them in the first two paint schemes of the GVR (grey with black lettering and babyblue with black lettering).That way I can copy CSX who still has some of the origonal railroad's paint schemes running around.


(PS) That grey and black scheme is damn ugly

 

[Drew1125]

Catt,
No geeps in '45...
You might want to letter a "mike", or a Pacific for the original GVR.
Hmmm...there might be a steamer down at the scrap yard that I could restore...

 

[Catt]

Charlie,I was refering to the 1978/79 time frame.There will be a restored and running Consul (thanks to Bachmann ) to cover the late 40s early 50s timeframe.(the GVR throws nuthin' away)

By the way there allready exist GVR Mikes and Moguls in the larger scales (1/32 and 0n30).