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3 1/4" Marked Globes
Following are known markings of 3 1/4" globes, which were used in various models of "short globe" lanterns. Markings in black are from the original "Key, Lock and Lantern" magazine article. Markings in red are newly added since the survey information was published. Our thanks to everyone who has sent in new markings! Please see copyright information and other comments in the footnotes.
Markings are grouped by railroad. Under each railroad are markings, followed by letter pairs in brackets. The first of each letter pair indicates color (C = clear; R =red; B = blue; G = green; Y or A = yellow or amber) and the second indicates type of marking (C = cast, E = etched). For example, CC = "clear cast" and BE = "blue etched".
Ann Arbor RR
AARR {RE}
Atchison, Topeka &Santa Fe
AT&SF {RE,YE}
AT&SFRy {CC,RC,CE,RE,YE GE,BE,AC,GC,BC)
Atlantic Coast Line
ACL {CC,CE,RE,GE,RC}
Baltimore & Ohio
B&ORR {CC,RC,CE,RE,BE,AE,BC}
B&O {CE,BE}
B&O (Capital Dome logo) {CC,RC}
Bangor & Aroostook (also reported as Boston & Albany)
B&A {RE}
Boston & Maine
B&MRR {RE}
Canadian National
CNR {CC,CE,RC,AC}
Canadian Pacific
CPR {CC,RC,CE,AC}
Central of Georgia
CofGRy {RE}
Central Railroad of New Jersey
CRRofNJ {RC,RE,CC}
NJC {RE}
CNJ {RE}
"CNJ" (in quotes) {CE}
Central Vermont
CVRy {CE}
Chesapeake & Ohio
C&O {CC,RC,YC,BC,CE, RE, AE,GE,BE}
C&ORR {CE}
C&ORy {CE,RE}
Chicago & Alton
C&ARR {RE,RC}
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
C&EI {RC,RE,CC}
C&EIRR {CE}
Chicago & Northwestern
C&NWRy {CC,RC}
C&NW {CE,RE,YE,GE}
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN LINES (logo) {BC}Chicago & Western Indiana
C&WI {RE}
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin
CA&E {RE}
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
BURLINGTON LINES {CC}
CB&QRR {RE,YE}
CB&Q {CE,RE}
BR {RE, CE}
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
MONON ROUTE {CC}
CI&L {RE}
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
CM&StP {RE}
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
CMStP&PRR {CE,RE,YE}
CMStP&PRy {BE}
CMStP&P {RE,GE}Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee
CNS&M RR CO {GE}
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
ROCK ISLAND (logo) {CC,RC}
RILINES {RC,GE,CE,RE,BE}
RIL {CE,RE}
RILINE {RE}
R.I.LINES {CC,RC}
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
CStPM&ORy {YE}
OMAHA Ry {CE}
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
BIG FOUR {CC,RC}
Delaware & Hudson
D&H {CE,RE,AE,BE,GE}
D&H RR {CE}
D&H RR {(CE over CNR which is CC, double marked)}
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
DL&WRR {CC,RC,RE,CE }
Denver & Rio Grande Western
D&RGW {CE,RE,YE,BE}
D&RGWRR {CE,RE,YE,GE}
Duluth, Missabe & Northern
D.M & N. Ry. {CE} (no period after "M")Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
EI&ERy {CC}
Erie
ERIE {RC,CC, RE,RC,YE,GE,CE}
E (in diamond logo) {CE,RE,BE}
ERIERR {CE,RE,YE,GE}
ERR {RE}
Erie-Lackawanna
EL {RE}
Grand Trunk Western
GTW {CE}
Great Northern
GNRy {CE,YE,GE,BE,CC,RC}
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
GC&SFRR {BE}
GC&SFRy {CC, YE}
GC&SF {BE,RC}
Hocking Valley
HV {CC,RC,CE,RE}
Illinois Central
ICRR {CE,GE,CC, RC, AC, RE}
IC {RE}
ILLINOIS CENTRAL (in diamond logo) {CC}
Kansas City Southern
KCSRy {CE}
Kansas City Terminal
KCTRyCO {RE}Kentucky & Indiana Terminal
K&ITRR {CE}
Lehigh Valley
LVRR {CC,RC,YC,RE}
LV {RE}
LVRR (in Diamond) {CC}Long Island
LIRR {CC,RC,BC,YE}
Louisville & Nashville
L&NRR {CC,RC,YC,CE,YE,AE}
L&N {CE,RE,YE}
L&N (in box w arrows) {RC}Maine Central
M.C. R.R. {RE}
Minneapolis & St. Louis
M&StLRR {CE,BE}
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie (SOO LINE)
SOO LINE {CE,RE,YE}
Soo Line Ry {RE}
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
MKT {RE}
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
NC&StL {RE,AE}
NC&StLRWY {RE}
Newburgh & South Shore
N&SSRy {RE}
New York Central
NYC LINES {CC,RC,RE}
N.Y.C. LINES {CE}
NYCS {RE,GE,RC}
NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM (oval logo) {CC,RC,BC}
New York Chicago & St. Louis
NKP {CE,RE,YE,BE}
NYC&STLRR {RE}
NYC&STL {YE}
New YorK New Haven & Hartford
NYNH&H {CC,RC,YC,CE,RE,YE}
NYNH&H RR {CC}
Norfolk & Western
N&W {CC,RC,RE,YE,CE}
N&W (in circle-logo) {CC,RC,BC}
N&WRy {CE}
NW {RC}
Northern Pacific
NPRy (below Monad - logo) {CC}
NPRy {CE, RE, YE, BE, GE, RC, CC}
NP {CE, RE, GE, BE}
Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation
OWRR&N {CE}
Pennsylvania
PRR (in keystone - logo) {CE,RE,YE,BE,GE,CC,RC,GC,BC}
PRR {RC,CE,BE}
Peoria & Eastern
P&ERy {YE}
Pere Marquette
PM {CE, RC}
Pittsburgh & Shawmut
P&SRR {CC}
Reading Co.
RDGCO {CE,RE}
READING LINES (in diamond - logo) {CC, RC}Rock Island - see Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
RFPRR {CE}
Rutland
RUTLAND {AE}
RUTLAND RR {RE}
St. Louis-San Francisco
FRISCO {CC, RE}}
FRISCO (logo) {CC}
St. Louis Southwestern
StLSWRy {YE, RE}
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
SA&APRy {RE}
Seaboard Air Lines
SEABOARD {RE,YE}
SALRy {CC, RC}
SALRR {CC}
SAL {RE,RCut}
SALRy Co {RC}
Soo Line - see Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
Southern
SOUTHERN Ry {CE,RE,BE,GE,CC, RC}
SORy {CE,RE,GE,BE}
SOUTHERN {RC,BE}
Southern Pacific
SPCo {CC,RC,AC,GC,RE,CE (large & small letters)}
SOUTHERN PACIFIC {GE}
SP. CO. {RE}
S.P. de M. {CE}
Spokane, Portland &Seattle
SP&S {CE, RE}
Texas & New Orleans
T&NORR {CE,RE,GE}
Texas & Pacific
T&P {CE}
THE TEXAS & PACIFIC Ry (logo) {CC}
Union Pacific
UP {CE,RE,GE,YE}
UPRR {CE,RE}
OVERLAND ROUTE {CC,RC}
Virginian Railway
VGNRy {CE,RE}
Wabash
WABASH {RC,GC,RE}
Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern
WK&S {CE}
Washington Terminal Co.
WTCo {CE, RE}Western Maryland
W.M. Ry. {CC,RC}
Footnotes:
- This material is copyrighted by Key, Lock & Lantern, Inc. and cannot be reproduced or used for commercial purposes without express permission from the Board of Trustees .
- All markings are reported as KL&L members have identified them. Inaccuracies may exist with respect to the presence or absence of periods after letters. No attempt has been made to verify authenticity of any marking. The accuracy of this material is not guaranteed by Key, Lock & Lantern, Inc.
- No ownership information is maintained with the survey listings. All new markings sent in for addition to the list are treated anonymously, and no ownership information will be disclosed.
- Markings in blue are shown as published in "Key, Lock and Lantern" (#58, Winter, 1980-1981, pp. 800-802) which presumably means the specific lettering that was found on the lantern; however, periods and spaces are omitted. In the case where initials are given, matching them with a specific railroad can usually be done by consulting one of the railroad name references by Edson or Gross. However, sometimes there is ambiguity due to the fact that the same initials (e.g. B&A RR) may stand for more than one railroad (e.g., Boston & Albany Railroad or Bangor & Aroostook Railroad).
Updated 8/18/02.