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	Web store providing railroad fonts and color charts.		Web store providing railroad fonts and color charts.

	From ~~the~~ [https://www.railfonts.com]:		From [https://www.railfonts.com www.railfonts.com]:

	: Your source for over 50 railroad lettering, railroad romans, alphabets, silhouettes, dingbats, trains, planes and automobiles...and even some surprises. All font sets are available in Windows (TT and ATM) or Mac versions.		: Your source for over 50 railroad lettering, railroad romans, alphabets, silhouettes, dingbats, trains, planes and automobiles...and even some surprises. All font sets are available in Windows (TT and ATM) or Mac versions.
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	From <i>The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society - ARHS</i> Facebook page, September 18, 2026		From <i>The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society - ARHS</i> Facebook page, September 18, 2026

	Railroad lettering is a subject many don't understand. Modern available type font families are a relatively new thing. Many, if not most, railroads before 1960 had engineering departments and draftsmen. These people would create letters and designs which their railroad would use when painting its equipment. Today, when equipment is being restored, often the lettering is what is not done correctly. Witness the many Lehigh Valley cabooses repainted to sort of look like a Lehigh Valley paint job but which have the wrong style or spacing for the lettering. The LV stencil font letters and many other custom railroad fonts are available from [https://www.railfonts.com].		Railroad lettering is a subject many don't understand. Modern available type font families are a relatively new thing. Many, if not most, railroads before 1960 had engineering departments and draftsmen. These people would create letters and designs which their railroad would use when painting its equipment. Today, when equipment is being restored, often the lettering is what is not done correctly. Witness the many Lehigh Valley cabooses repainted to sort of look like a Lehigh Valley paint job but which have the wrong style or spacing for the lettering. The LV stencil font letters and many other custom railroad fonts are available from [https://www.railfonts.com www.railfonts.com].

	Even lettering some might think is the same can vary a bit. For example, the "railroad Roman" lettering on passenger cars of different railroads can vary slightly, since they originated as hand-drawn styles. We know this because the ARHS has complete sets of drawings for four different size and/or style of lettering. This is an example of the 4-1/2 inch "S" drawn full size as used on LV passenger equipment. Note that the LV never used the letter "S" but the draftsmen drew up a complete alphabet. These are nice legal size drawings with one letter to a sheet on a transparent media which could be reproduced on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteprint diazo] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint blue print] machine.		Even lettering some might think is the same can vary a bit. For example, the "railroad Roman" lettering on passenger cars of different railroads can vary slightly, since they originated as hand-drawn styles. We know this because the ARHS has complete sets of drawings for four different size and/or style of lettering. This is an example of the 4-1/2 inch "S" drawn full size as used on LV passenger equipment. Note that the LV never used the letter "S" but the draftsmen drew up a complete alphabet. These are nice legal size drawings with one letter to a sheet on a transparent media which could be reproduced on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteprint diazo] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint blue print] machine.

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Custom Railroad Fonts

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	Railroad lettering is a subject many don't understand. Modern available type font families are a relatively new thing. Many, if not most, railroads before 1960 had engineering departments and draftsmen. These people would create letters and designs which their railroad would use when painting its equipment. Today, when equipment is being restored, often the lettering is what is not done correctly. Witness the many Lehigh Valley cabooses repainted to sort of look like a Lehigh Valley paint job but which have the wrong style or spacing for the lettering. The LV stencil font letters and many other custom railroad fonts are available from [https://www.railfonts.com].		Railroad lettering is a subject many don't understand. Modern available type font families are a relatively new thing. Many, if not most, railroads before 1960 had engineering departments and draftsmen. These people would create letters and designs which their railroad would use when painting its equipment. Today, when equipment is being restored, often the lettering is what is not done correctly. Witness the many Lehigh Valley cabooses repainted to sort of look like a Lehigh Valley paint job but which have the wrong style or spacing for the lettering. The LV stencil font letters and many other custom railroad fonts are available from [https://www.railfonts.com].

	Even lettering some might think is the same can vary a bit. For example, the "railroad Roman" lettering on passenger cars of different railroads can vary slightly, since they originated as hand-drawn styles. We know this because the ARHS has complete sets of drawings for four different size and/or style of lettering. This is an example of the 4-1/2 inch "S" drawn full size as used on LV passenger equipment. Note that the LV never used the letter "S" but the draftsmen drew up a complete alphabet. These are nice legal size drawings with one letter to a sheet on a transparent media which could be reproduced on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteprint diazo] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint blue print] machine.		Even lettering some might think is the same can vary a bit. For example, the "railroad Roman" lettering on passenger cars of different railroads can vary slightly, since they originated as hand-drawn styles. We know this because the ARHS has complete sets of drawings for four different size and/or style of lettering. This is an example of the 4-1/2 inch "S" drawn full size as used on LV passenger equipment. Note that the LV never used the letter "S" but the draftsmen drew up a complete alphabet. These are nice legal size drawings with one letter to a sheet on a transparent media which could be reproduced on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteprint diazo] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint blue print] machine.

			[[File:LehighValley S.jpg\|thumb\|center\|800px]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [https://www.railfonts.com Official website]		* [https://www.railfonts.com Official website]

Dnevil: Created page with "Category:Suppliers Web store providing railroad fonts and color charts. From the [https://www.railfonts.com]: : Your source for over 50 railroad lettering, railroad romans, alphabets, silhouettes, dingbats, trains, planes and automobiles...and even some surprises. All font sets are available in Windows (TT and ATM) or Mac versions. == Custom Railroad Fonts == From The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society - ARHS Facebook page, September 18, 2026 Railro..."

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Web store providing railroad fonts and color charts.

From the [https://www.railfonts.com]:

: Your source for over 50 railroad lettering, railroad romans, alphabets, silhouettes, dingbats, trains, planes and automobiles...and even some surprises. All font sets are available in Windows (TT and ATM) or Mac versions.

== Custom Railroad Fonts ==

From <i>The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society - ARHS</i> Facebook page, September 18, 2026

Railroad lettering is a subject many don't understand. Modern available type font families are a relatively new thing. Many, if not most, railroads before 1960 had engineering departments and draftsmen. These people would create letters and designs which their railroad would use when painting its equipment. Today, when equipment is being restored, often the lettering is what is not done correctly. Witness the many Lehigh Valley cabooses repainted to sort of look like a Lehigh Valley paint job but which have the wrong style or spacing for the lettering. The LV stencil font letters and many other custom railroad fonts are available from [https://www.railfonts.com].

Even lettering some might think is the same can vary a bit. For example, the "railroad Roman" lettering on passenger cars of different railroads can vary slightly, since they originated as hand-drawn styles. We know this because the ARHS has complete sets of drawings for four different size and/or style of lettering. This is an example of the 4-1/2 inch "S" drawn full size as used on LV passenger equipment. Note that the LV never used the letter "S" but the draftsmen drew up a complete alphabet. These are nice legal size drawings with one letter to a sheet on a transparent media which could be reproduced on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteprint diazo] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint blue print] machine.

== External Links ==

* [https://www.railfonts.com Official website]