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 #300107  by Tadman
 
Before C&O formally merged PM, their E units looked like this:
http://www.railwayclassics.com/pm02.htm
Does anybody think the scheme was inspired by their lake-going ferries, with the forward yellow part being a bow wave and the blue upper being the hull? It was introduced in 1947, when the prior PM logo was a giant red circle - I can't imagine anybody wanted the Japanese zero as their logo at the time.

 #496418  by DMCenci
 
Possibly..but it the colors are those of the University of Michigan's sports colors (Maize and Blue..and the grey for the road jerseys). The :wave: of yellow is not for water..but rather based off the "wing" and stripes on the U of M helmets.
Dave C
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