c. 1950 Railway Age Help

Joshua K. Blay · **Posted:** Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:55 pm

I'm looking to see when a particular ad by ALCo ran in Railway Age magazine. It may have been in one or multiple issues. I believe it ran in 1950 but 1951 is a possibility as well. Anyone have any back issues for this period that might be able to check?

The ad is a two page color spread of a Howard Fogg painting of two RS-3s delivered the Lackawanna entitled "Flexible Motive Power." It depicts and mentions their introduction to the DL&W lines north of Binghamton. Side note- I would love to find the original artwork- hopefully it still survives!

I emailed the current owners- their back issues are in storage and thus no help.

A local library might have them- but their website does not specify dates. I'm hoping to check that soon.

Thanks for any help with my quest!

Joshua

PCook · **Joined:** Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:16 am **Posts:** 2127

Keep an eye on eBay auctions. There are several sellers there who cut apart magazines and sell the individual ads for use as wall art.

PC

K.R. Bell · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:37 pm **Posts:** 298

Contact the RR Museum of PA Library. They have a complete run on Railway Age and likely can look up the info you requested.

Overmod · **Joined:** Thu May 24, 2012 1:37 pm **Posts:** 2492

Is this the picture at "Chenango Forks" with 906 leading?

There are a couple of prints searchable by that name currently on eBay that clearly show the artwork. I link to them now, but of course these links will not be good too far in the future.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RAILROAD-PRINT-LACKAWANNA-TRAIN-906-RS232-FRAMED-20-5-X-16-5/153439256657?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D9e815f2e386b4bc1b2bef3b839f90901%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D143168931163%26itm%3D153439256657%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lackawanna-Railroad-Chenango-Forks-Howard-Fogg-Print-Matted-Framed-/143168931163

There was also a book that contained much of his 'promotional' diesel art.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:27 am

The book in question is "Howard Fogg and the Diesel Image," Weekend Chief, 1987. Not sure if I still have (or ever had) a copy, but it's common and inexpensive enough online, and I think that painting was in there.

The Md. Rail Heritage Library has a pretty danged complete set of Railway Age in its archives at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, if you can get there on a Wednesday or make an appointment.