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April 23, 2021
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Font used on the Chicago Northwestern railroad cars.

  • April 23, 2021
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I'm searching for a font used on some Chicago Northwestern railroad cars.  I don't know the name of the font, or if it's even available to download on Adobe Fonts.  Here's a photo (just the top 3 lines of text).  This railcar was built in 1976.  Thank you.

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    Legend
    April 24, 2021

    They look like physical stencils (sheets with letter shapes cut into them, then painted over). They could have been in use since before computer fonts were invented, and would have been stamped out in a factory, probably based on handmade designs. There ARE plenty of stencil fonts for computers that give the same idea, but they won't be identical.

    Participant
    April 24, 2021
    Thank you for the help! I'll check the stencil fonts on Adobe Fonts for
    something similar, doesn't need to be identical. I'm guessing there are
    also plenty of sources within the railroad history community.