Howard L. Fogg

Howard Lockhart Fogg (April 7, 1917 – October 1, 1996) was an American artist specializing in railroad art.

in English Literature, he enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, intending to pursue a career in political cartooning.

After his Honorable Discharge in August, 1945, family friend and famed pollster Elmo Roper introduced Howard to Duncan Fraser, President of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).

They were later reissued by another Boulder company, Owl Records, run by local conservationist Oakleigh Thorne.

As his fame and reputation grew he had a waiting list measured in years, and he continued to paint until his death in 1996.

Per his request his sons scattered his ashes along the Union Pacific railroad tracks on Sherman Hill in Wyoming.

Margot Fogg and Howard Fogg. 1990 photo by Richard Fogg.
Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 3707 along the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. Oil painting by Howard Fogg courtesy of Richard Fogg.
Denver & Salt Lake Railroad passenger train exiting a snow shed at the top of Rollins Pass, Colorado. Watercolor painting by Howard Fogg courtesy of Richard Fogg.