One of the many railroad color schemes I grew up with growing up in the city of Chicago Illinois during the 1960's and 70's era, was the orange and white color scheme used by the Illinois Central, and the 1972 succesor railroad Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.
This color scheme was introduced in the year of 1967, and had replaced a previous black and white color scheme with a green diamond logo on the side of the locomotive cab.
While it was colorful and modern at the time, it unfortunately did not weather very well and was prone to grime and fading. In 1981, the succesor railroad Illinois Central Gulf had introduced an economical gray color scheme with orange ends and large orange ICG initials on the sides of the hood.
When the Illinois Central had reorganized during the mid 1980's and sold off many former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad lines inherited from the 1972 merger, the new Illinois Central revived the black color scheme, but with a new A,T & T style logo.
In 1999, the Canadian National Railroad acquired the Illinois Central through merger.
The old Illinois Central is now a fallen flag railroad today.
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