[RITSlist] Original Rocket Scheme

Richard Hutchins rdhutchins at sbcglobal.net
Fri Sep 7 11:55:59 CDT 2007


Thanks for that Bob.  I'm not sure that I have all of
those mafazines but I'll check it out.
Dick

--- okfrstrobert at wowway.com wrote:

> Paul, and all;
> 
> The November 1984 issue of Railfan & Railroad had
> the article "The Men Who 
> Styled the Streamliners" by Jim Boyd (pg 32 - 43),
> and the January 1985 R&R 
> issue had Jim Boyd's follow up part 2 of the story
> (pg 49 - 60), which has 
> some photo's and information about the RI paint on
> the black/red freight and 
> the "Rocket" painted EMD loco's. I don't remember if
> anyone is mentioned as 
> the actual "designer" of the Rock Island paint
> schemes, you will have to 
> read thru these to see. They are very good stories.
> 
> I hope this will help some what with the question.
> 
> Bob Massey  
> 
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:15:17 -0700 (PDT), Richard
> Hutchins wrote
> > My copy of "Iron Road to Empire" is checked out at
> the
> > moment but I seem to recall seeing it there many
> long
> > times ago.
> > Dick Hutchins
> > --- Paul Schuch <schuchpaul at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello John:
> > > 
> > > There was an article in TRAINS or some other
> rail
> > > fan periodical many years 
> > > ago about the EMD stylist/artist who did most of
> the
> > > new paint schemes as 
> > > the railroads bought new passenger and freight
> > > diesels from them in the 
> > > 1930s and 1940s.
> > > 
> > > I don't know the name of the artist or the date
> of
> > > the article, but perhaps 
> > > this e-mail to the RITSlist will spark more
> thoughts
> > > on the matter.
> > > 
> > > Paul Schuch
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >From: jmatrow at juno.com
> > > >To: ritslist at simpson.edu
> > > >Subject: [RITSlist] Original Rocket Scheme
> > > >Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:53:22 -0500
> > > >
> > > >Who came up with the original Rocket scheme for
> the
> > > TA?
> > > >EMC/EMD?
> > > >If so, who was the artist?
> > > >
> > > >John Matrow
> > > >Wichita KS
> > > >
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