tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post760281129564976946..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: CN's Environmental Mode LogoErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-28694547331675845922014-06-23T22:12:02.888-04:002014-06-23T22:12:02.888-04:00Glad to help, Braedan. It's certainly possible...Glad to help, Braedan. It's certainly possible that the real CN 371375 bore the scheme. Perhaps the manufacturers work with prototype photos, hence the number.<br /><br />Either way, it's plausible based on some of the cars I did see in Enviro paint in the 371-series.<br /><br />Enjoy your new Bachmann with confidence!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-70691642864407266422014-06-23T20:53:08.924-04:002014-06-23T20:53:08.924-04:00Another one of your posts saves the day! I recentl...Another one of your posts saves the day! I recently picked up a Bachmann HO CN hopper with the Environmental Mode scheme, and I wanted to find out more. This post had almost everything I needed! Thanks for sharing! Although, I'm not sure if the real 371375 had the scheme…Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675523335354506445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-87471595267042719912013-11-03T23:15:31.394-05:002013-11-03T23:15:31.394-05:00Thanks, John. As always, I try to maintain a balan...Thanks, John. As always, I try to maintain a balance between CN and CP, passenger and freight, east and west, prototype and model. This keeps me, and hopefully readers, happy, engaged and interested to see what will come next.<br /><br />I also like to keep ten to fifteen draft posts in various states of readiness at all times.<br /><br />It's fun.<br />Thanks for your comment,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-11351879487640112872013-11-03T23:08:37.566-05:002013-11-03T23:08:37.566-05:00Congrats on the 250th post! As a fellow blogger, I...Congrats on the 250th post! As a fellow blogger, I know how hard it can be sometimes to come up with new and original material. You do a good job; your blog doesn't disappoint. <br /><br />John Longhurst, WinnipegJDL56https://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-77399480831186315332013-10-14T20:37:37.737-04:002013-10-14T20:37:37.737-04:00Good one, Robert. Neither the logo nor the slogan ...Good one, Robert. Neither the logo nor the slogan 'Googles' well. I guess it will remain in the Trackside Treasure memory bank - I hesitate to use the word 'repository'.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and additional information,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-45726176652904875802013-10-14T18:13:51.866-04:002013-10-14T18:13:51.866-04:00As I under stand the short lived history of this l...As I under stand the short lived history of this logo, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 required Federal government agencies identify and consider the social, economic, and natural <i>environmental impacts</i> of proposed actions as part of their decision-making processes.<br /><br />This Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared for the Canadian National Railroad Grade Separation Project. <br /><br />The Grade Separation Project logo was, as shown, the intersection of rail tracks to highway pavement.<br /><br />Like so many other ill-conceived logos, without saturated public education, "Rail - the environmental mode" and the sweeping architecture of the logo, means nothing to a motorist watching a train zooming by at 50 miles per hour. <br /><br />For a logo to be effective, it has to be immediately recognized and attached to a fact or function.<br /><br />Like the Nike "Swoosh."Robert in Port Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-50420467565339353512013-10-11T21:42:32.226-04:002013-10-11T21:42:32.226-04:00Yep, it was Ben - another victim of increased secu...Yep, it was Ben - another victim of increased security. <br /><br />This was so long ago that after trainwatching, I would look for phone booths (1-800-CAR-TRAC) - it was a free call to the automated attendant, to trace cars before they arrived in Toronto or Montreal, to ascertain which train just went by! Also available online (probably just online now, but with sign-in)<br /><br />I had some cars that I followed that I checked daily to see their current location - subject of some future posts.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-6192246613604677382013-10-11T02:56:07.261-04:002013-10-11T02:56:07.261-04:00Good read Eric. First I have seen/heard of the env...Good read Eric. First I have seen/heard of the environmental mode boxcar. I always love the techincal and numerical details in your posts. <br /><br />CN Public Trace System? Was this another victim of post 9/11 terrorism paranoia?<br /><br />Ben<br />BArailsystemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089849871577081083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-15810578424096662612013-10-10T21:04:18.852-04:002013-10-10T21:04:18.852-04:00I see, Michael. (I was thinking boxcar.) Definitel...I see, Michael. (I was thinking boxcar.) Definitely a busy spot, that Chemical Valley, generating lots of traffic for CN.<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-78849982839412048852013-10-10T20:26:21.340-04:002013-10-10T20:26:21.340-04:00It was a covered hopper, so I'm guessing it wa...It was a covered hopper, so I'm guessing it was a chemical commodity. They used these hoppers for carbon products and waste byproducts from the Chemical Valley, if memory serves.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-14848768337957117572013-10-10T18:32:02.396-04:002013-10-10T18:32:02.396-04:00Michael and Marc, thanks for your comments.
It&#...Michael and Marc, thanks for your comments. <br /><br />It's possible the car in Sarnia was serving the auto industry, or perhaps some smelting in that area?Any photos, and did the car have the Enviro logo?<br /><br />In the reading I did on the White Pine smelter, it was played out but reopened to handle some reclaimed material not previously deemed worthwhile.<br /><br />I really miss the CN public trace...it was very handy for a freight car fan.<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-31719863133081028252013-10-10T13:13:39.720-04:002013-10-10T13:13:39.720-04:00Thanks Eric, I model the Hudson Bay Mining and Sme...Thanks Eric, I model the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting operation so having a trace for the Copper shipments will be a great help in car routing for these cars. Much appreciated.<br />MarcMarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-46135983741695630512013-10-10T10:06:10.791-04:002013-10-10T10:06:10.791-04:00Interesting post, Eric. I just stumbled across one...Interesting post, Eric. I just stumbled across one of my photos of one of these cars in Sarnia yard in 1992. Good to know the back story behind this scheme.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.com