GP3O -- Fawell's first artwork assignment for the LaGrange locomotive builder (shown above) was to create illustrations to support the introduction of the new four-axle road-switcher that bore styling touches from General Motors automotive design studio. In a later artwork, he depicted a trio of SOO Line GP30s crossing the historic St. Croix River Bridge.

GP35 -- From 1964 comes this Fawell illustration of new Golden-banded Wabash GP35s in "Road Runner" service. The all piggyback trains between St. Louis and Detroit provide the kind of on-time, cost-cutting, record-setting speed service required by Motor City automakers striving to remain strong in a highly competitive market.

GP38 -- It was not uncommon for Fawell to visit a railroad's operating territory to familiarize himself with the traffic and geography prior to transferring the scene to canvass. Hence, there is a strong likelihood that in this Fawell illustration the viewer is seeing a consist of Maine Central "yellow bird" locomotives pass through Crawford Notch in New Hampshire's White Mountains.

GP39 -- This Fawell illustration is interesting from a couple of different perspectives. First, the subject is the GP39 which was a very low-run production model (1969-1970). Only 23 were built with all but three going to the Chesapeake & Ohio as (#3900-3912) Next, it is rare when two different railroads are portrayed in the same promotional artwork. Look closely and notice that the background loco is lettered for the Baltimore & Ohio. As we now know, the two railroads later became part of the Chessie System.

GP40 -- Trackside observers were mildly surprised in early 1966 when shiny new black GP40s arrived bearing a "Green Diamond" logo beneath the cab windows. They were the first turbo-charged locomotives ever purchased by the conservative-minded Illinois Central. The initial order was for forty units, with an additional forty placed in service the following year. Although there is no visible landmarks, there is a good chance that it is somewhere in Fawell's vision of mid-america.

GP38-2 -- With the advent of the hood-type, locomotive it became standard practice for Southern Railway to operate freight power long hood forward or LHF as depicted in Fawell's scene of three SR GP38-2s. This particular artwork is noteworthy for the unusal level of detail applied to the leading truck. In-spite of criticism, Fawell believed that locomotive wheels were not needed in his work, and therefore he purposely left them out whenever possible.

GP15-1 -- In June of 1976, Electro-Motive Division introduced the GP15-1. It was marketed as an alternate approach for companies engaged in the rebuild or upgrade of mid-range horsepower locomotives. More than likely, it was the last EMD promotion campaign after fifteen years to bear Fawell's unique style and artistic brush strokes.