old Howard Fogg drawing

[Matt Hutson]

Hi guys,
My son found this somewhere. Sorta C&Sng.



Cheers,
Matt

[Dave Eggleston]

It was floating around Facebook and then on some discussion boards and then...

The EJ Haley, a tribute drawing to Haley by Howard Fogg. A little Fiddletown & Copperopolis wink in this.

[Jimmy Blouch]

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[Mike Trent]

That's great, Matt. Thanks for posting this. Before he had established himself as a premier "Illustrator" (As he always referred to himself), he fancied himself with a possible career as a Cartoonist. He had a wonderful sense of humor and many were the nights that he and my Dad sat around with a microphone recording as though they were broadcasting on the radio. Much to the amusement of my brother and myself. My Mother found a small white porcelain pig that she put in the kitchen window, and my Dad, immediately upon seeing it, named it the "Flowered Hogg". I'm sure my Brother has it somewhere at his place. We really need to find it.

Unknown to almost everyone, Howard was also a model railroader. His "Monument Valley Line" railroad occupied space in the studio in the basement of their home, a mere block away from our place.

Two "visiting" engines on the Monument Valley were two GP9's, Burlington #321, and C&S #811. He handprinted both of these engines.  #321 has a paper Burlington logo under the cab, but everything else, everything else, is hand painted.  He presented these to me in 1965, and the inspiration he provided me as a very young model railroader cannot be overstated. May he rest in peace, and Ed Haley too. What a great pair of guys they were. Ed proofread the manuscript for "Goin' Railroading" and also prepared the index. And Fogg's Painting of CB&Q #5506 (later C&S #805) dressed up the cover. Their legacy remains very much alive!  

[Paul R.]

Now that would be a model to make!! complete with the beer cask.