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(erielack) Article quoted from Trains.com with attention to the graphic designer referred to.

   From Trains.com: July 2nd, 2008:  As the Indiana Rail Road company 
prepares to place its first six SD90MAC locomotives in service this 
summer, the company announced plans to preserve two examples of its 
earliest motive power in heritage paint, the railroad said.

   Engine # 2543, and ex- Santa Fe CF7 and GP16 no 1701, a former CSX 
unit, are currently being shopped at National Railway Equipment and 
VMV, respectively, for mechanical overhaul. They'll get a fresh paint 
design that evokes the first scheme worn by Indiana Rail Road 
locomotives. The 1987 design, by graphic artist Roger Rasor, will be 
modified slightly, according to Indiana Rail Road communications 
Director Chris Rund.

   "We're going to "ripen" the original color palette, with a deeper, 
richer gray," said Rund, " and we'll be adding a feature that pays 
tribute to our namesake , The Indiana Railroad, which operated 
electric interurban routes and premium overnight freight service 
between Indiana manufacturing centers.

   Indiana Rail Road is a regional rail carrier comprising of about 
500 route miles in Indiana and Illinois, with headquarters in 
Indianapolis and operations centers in Terre Haute and Jasonville, 
Indiana. The company moves 180,00 carloads annually.

     Nice to see a reference to Roger, who I believed was one of the 
founders of the old Erie Lackawanna Historical Society.

     Regards: Rich Onorevole


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