[Accrs] Another Sign Favorite Project

[Alameda County Central Railroad Society]

Tail signs are available.   Perhaps these would work for the club.

http://www.railroadcollectibles.com/types-of-collectibles/railroad-rolling-stock-items/drumheads/

Here is a site that shows many of the lighted drumheads.   Finding them 
to purchase could be difficult and/or expensive.

Could they be built new???

Dean


On 6/14/2016 9:36 AM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society wrote:
> Message From: Tony Long  tony.long at outlook.com
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> Another sign type that I think would be of interest to visits would be 
> passenger train tail car signs - lighted.
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> Attached is an example of a Golden State car.   One of the original 
> signs is on display inside the Original Whistle Stop train store in 
> Pasadena.  Others might exist in personal collections.  I don't think 
> the California Railroad Museum has one of these.   I would guess that 
> they are valued over $1,000.00
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> What I would like to do is recreate these, but use LED lighting and 
> perhaps have a removable battery pack that is easy to insert/remove 
> and is concealed in the design.  Thereby, you can hang it without 
> worrying about electrical outlets.
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> I would want to create out of sheet metal, and painted glass or 
> acrylic with back lighting.  And if we want to get really creative, we 
> can include sensor devices or timers to automatically turn on/off.   
> Version 1.0 can be basic on/off switch.
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> Again,  the theme here can be passenger trains of California.
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> I have all the artwork needed for the Golden State cars,  I don't have 
> Super Chief, Californian, Overland Limited, or others.  If you happen 
> to have photos or digital images that can be used to create the 
> artwork please let me know.
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