Here's the SNE "New Image" (post 1962) paint scheme as applied to first generation hood units.
This is two of several sets of locotive lettering we've developed. And when I say "we" I mean it! This started a number of years ago with Mike Confalone's suggestion on how to arrange the "S" "N" and "E" in a link like the CN and CV lettering.
(In short, don't try too hard - since it's almost impossible - and use the DWP approach to the same problem!)
Bernard Kempinski and I did some initial back and forth on it - and then I asked Otto Vondrak for his help - back before he was famous and all .... (I told you this project has been going on for years!).
The basic design is Otto's - although Bill Brilinger at PDC put the finishing touches and tweaked the logo a bit. Bill's also designed boxcar and covered hopper lettering in several different styles.
We also did some lettering for "modern" freight cars (at least more modern than my layout's era!). Here's the covered hopper version. Note the green lettering below is shown on a gray car - but the cars were delivered in yellow with green lettering.
