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When ShellScale Decals set out to create the ultimate Norfolk Southern diesel decals we were in for an awakening. On many locomotives the logo stripes were different lengths on each side and both ends. The end stripes varied in length from 8' 10" to 12' 7". The end stripes were all 33 inches tall. The side heralds varied in length from 13' 2" to 16' 5". Most side heralds were 26" tall with the "S" being 27". The one exception was the EMD GP59 which stripes measured 24" tall. Our sets are 26" tall (stripes) and include the longest version of each herald. Each set includes instructions and data to trim stripes for specific locomotives. |
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GE style herald from set #151 (used exclusively on GE Factory painted diesels prior to the GE Dash-9 Standard Cab series). |
EMD style herald from #152 (used by EMD and Norfolk Southern's paint shops for both EMD and GE repaints) | |
| We also discovered that there were differences between the original NS logo applied to GE vs EMD locomotives. The GE herald was thinner while the EMD herald was a little bolder. This bolder style NS logo is the same logo that Norfolk Southern used to repaint any NS diesel - EMD or GE until the new "Soaring Logo" became standard. | ||
| These sets are approved by Norfolk Southern and were created with their cooperation. Logos are used with permission. | ||
