The mark consists of a stylized Christmas-themed train engine adorned with antlers plus a second train car and Santa Claus riding a sleigh behind the second train car holding reins extending to the front of the train engine, with the moon in the background. The front of the train engine displays the number 271 on both the right and left sides, together with a logo comprising a series of concentric circles containing the words "The Carolina Route", flanked by emblemized wings and adorned with a stylized ribbon containing the words "Aberdeen Carolina & Western" with a central image depicting five strands of wheat, and a Christmas bow just below these wheat strands.
TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THE CAROLINA ROUTE TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE ABERDEEN CAROLINA AND WESTERN
TWO SEVEN ONE THE CAROLINA ROUTE TWO SEVEN ONE ABERDEEN CAROLINA AND WESTERN
as to "THE CAROLINA ROUTE"
Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
"ABERDEEN CAROLINA"