GP7 Paint Scheme Development

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Johnathan and Others:

I strongly suspect that the colors selected for the first hood units, 
the GP7s, were derived from the switcher paint scheme by 
representatives from the CB&Q and EMD designers. My belief is 
founded in my observation of a painting by EMD designers of a Q 
GP7 in what many refer to as the "Blackbird" scheme.

BTW, as far as I know, that term was not used on the railroad, 
but was coined by the hobby community.

Ed DeRouin