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(erielack) Erie steam:#2945
re: Ball and diamond logo.
In THE DIAMOND, Vol. 7, #1, pp18 ff, Dan Biernacki tells us that the yellow roman ERIE on a black ball in a yellow diamond originated with the S-1 and S-2 berkshires of 1927. As other classes were repainted, they too received the new logo. Vanderbilt tenders wore it on the coal bunker, while rectangular tenders of less than 12,000 gal. capacity had it centered on the side.
Erie began modernizing the herald with the taller letters in 1940, with it appearing first on K-5's 2920 and 2922, and K-5a's 2938 and 2940 when they received 16,500 gallon tenders. This change filtered through the locomotive fleet until all were repainted by the end of WWII. On smaller rectangular tenders, the logo was first placed at the same spot as the old one, but it soon migrated to the same relative position as on the largert tenders.
What Dan is saying is that the postion and lettering style are extremely time sensitive while still being somewhat random at times of change. If it matters, find a picture of your locomotive at the time you are modelling and follow that.
Dan also writes about whell and running board stripes, red number boards and cab windows, and polishing and "Russia Iron." It's well worth the read.
Randy Brown ELHS#16
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