What about Herald?

Here's the logo of the old Ferrocarril Mexicano. That's the original one (Mexico City to Veracruz), not FerroMex. More commonly rendered in plain black, this fancy color version was found on a restored caboose in Apizaco, Tlaxcala.



And while not exactly a railroad herald, here's the logo of the National Railroad Workers Union (STFRM, Sindicato de Trabajadores de ferrocarriles Republica de Mexico).

 

I smell another "Pun" topic in the making!!!!!!!

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Two more. First is the logo of FNM - Region Pacifico. When the Mexican government finally bought the Southern Pacific of Mexico they made it into a region of the FNM (a more modern incarnation of NdeM). Notice the similarity of the logo to the old SP Sunset Route logo. This was shot on the nose of a PA-1 at the museum in Puebla.



And here is the logo they used for a while on diesels. These were all hand painted, no decals or stencils. So each one is individual. This one was also shot on the nose of a PA-1 at the museum in Puebla.

 

I had heard that some of the logos were hand painted. Also notice that this one has the sun and tracks similar to the Espee Sunset logo.

 

I think that's a coincidence. The old NdeM logo (as seen in my avatar) way predates the govt takeover of the SPdeM, so I doubt that they were grabbing ideas from the competition. But it's an interesting comparison and comment.
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And a couple more. First, the herald of TFM (Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana), painted on a warehouse in Veracruz. This one is on it's way out as TFM is now KCSdeM.




And here is the logo for FerroSur (FSRR) (Ferrocarril del Sureste). Also painted on a warehouse in Veracruz.

 

Thanks Ed, those are all very interesting. Hand painted, wow, never knew that. I hope someone in Mexico is trying to document as many of those as possible.

 

I belive his name is "Ed".

Yes, thank you for the postings. They give me an idea for the GandG.

 

Here's one you ought to make the effort to see someday. It's the herald of the "Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico" (known colloquially as Chepe, for the initials ChP), that runs through the Copper Canyon. The logo sports the stylized sandaled foot of a Tarahumara (Rarámuri) runner. This was shot on the side of one of the passenger cars at Divisadero during our trip through the Copper Canyon last year. You only find this logo on the passenger cars as the ChP is now part of FerroMex.

 

And two more. First is the herald for FTVM, "Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de Mexico", which is essentially Mexico City's terminal railroad, handling most movements and classification work in and around Mexico City on behalf of the three lines that terminate there (FXE/FSRR/KCSdeM). The bright green paint scheme with the yellow stripes has earned these locos the nickname of "parrots".




And here is the herald for "Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico", the last incarnation of NdeM. You can still find a few of these on locomotives belonging to FXE/FSRR/KCSdeM/FTVM that haven't yet been repainted.

 

Louisville & Nashville (Crane is at KRM)


The Milwaukee Road

 

MBTA - Against the T's commuter rail purple

 

Nice pix!

 

It's a little faint...

 

Patched with UP logos, you can see the heritage of this unit. It started life as SSW 7281. The UP herald stands out like a sore thumb on the bloody nose.