OK. I am puzzled about a railroad. Which or what is correct? El Paso & Northeastern using an ampersand? Or El Paso and Northeastern using the written word? Was the EP &/and NE known as Railroad or Railway? A Google search produces nothing definitive so far and only serves to confuse me more! Help?
El Paso and Northeastern Railroad. So says the historian of such matters, David Myrick in his book NEW MEXICO'S RAILROADS. However a photo of coal car #588 is lettered El Paso & North Eastern Ry. Then there was the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad which lettered its' locos E P & S W. When Google lets you down, fall back on a good historical reference book or two. Woodie
Woodie- Sounds good to me. EP and NE RR it is. I just want to be certain my files and notes are as accurate as possible.
While I can't answer this question, I can shed some light on 18th Century and early 19th Century language uses. The ampersand was king in almost all types of signage in this era. Since many signs were painted by someone who worked for the railroad in question doing something other than sign paintings, it was a second hand job and the ampersand gave the painter a chance at some artistic license in many cases. By WII the ampersand was replaced by the word and more and more. Today it is seldom used and most 10th graders today vaguely remember hearing about once in Grade 6. Jim
Jim- If you look at my web site, in the TOUR section, you will see many, many examples of both uses. This is why I was asking:
