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At the time, Jenks blue was seen as somewhat symbolic of Mr. Jenks himself. It was a time when there was massive change underway in the industry and in Mopac itself. D.B. Jenks had no problem cutting jobs or passenger trains, etc. and at the time when the trains were turning all blue, many other familiar traditions of the Missouri Pacific were being trashed.
In hindsight, the Jenks management team ran a tight ship, somewhat of a dictatorial or autocratic management style reminiscent of the Southern Railway during that era. Their operations compare quite favorably versus the maintenance and operating practices later put into place by the yellow railroad that succeeded them. I wasn’t much of a fan of Jenks blue in the 60s and 70s… but it definitely looks pretty good now, and it is surely easier to apply on a model than the (impossible for me) classic Eagle scheme.
Bill Pollard
