Conrail blue
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Conrail blue is the distinctive bright blue paint scheme historically used on locomotives and rolling stock of the Consolidated Rail Corporation in the United States.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporate livery
ⓘ
railroad paint scheme ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
freight cars
ⓘ
locomotives ⓘ rolling stock ⓘ |
| associatedLogo | Conrail "can opener" logo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLogoColor | white ⓘ |
| associatedOrganizationType | Class I railroad ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Conrail Quality branding ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | late 20th century American railroading ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
freight rail
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorFamily |
bright blue
ⓘ
medium blue ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
model railroaders
ⓘ
railfans ⓘ |
| influenced | successor Conrail Shared Assets paint schemes ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Conrail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedFor | corporate identity ⓘ |
| logoColor | white ⓘ |
| predecessorFleetsIncluded |
Ann Arbor Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Railroad of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Erie Lackawanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehigh & Hudson River Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehigh Valley Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Central NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBackgroundColor | blue ⓘ |
| purpose | unifying former predecessor railroad fleets ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | iconic North American railroad livery ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | rail enthusiasts ⓘ |
| status | historical paint scheme ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Conrail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Consolidated Rail Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
brand recognition
ⓘ
visual standardization of fleet ⓘ |
| usedIn |
corporate logos and signage
ⓘ
marketing materials ⓘ |
| usedOn |
boxcars
ⓘ
cabooses ⓘ diesel-electric locomotives ⓘ gondolas ⓘ hoppers ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
contrasting white lettering
ⓘ
contrasting white logo ⓘ solid blue body color ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.