Photo similarities

[brathke at juno.com]

I have no information on Cities Service transit properties, but in 1958,
their gasolene stations were giving away portfolios of paintings of
historic railroad locomotives.  And in August, 1958, Cities Service had a
booth in the exhibit room at the NMRA Convention at the William Penn
Hotel (now the Westin) in Pittsburgh; the booth displayed the railroad
photos that were being given away.  The other exhibitors were model
manufacturers (kits, paint, etc.) - why would a gasolene company have an
exhibit at a model railroad show?  Because of its rail connections?

And, I just checked my CITGO credit card and billing file.  Neither of
them even mentions the words, "gasolene" or "gasoline" (they refer to
"retail products").  The current company name is CITGO Petroleum Corp.  I
still have a set of the 1958 railroad portfolios, and will be glad to
check them for other information if anyone needs it.

Bob 8/6

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On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 20:42:57 -0400 "Fred W. Schneider III"
<fschnei at supernet.com> writes:
> 1.  I'm not going to touch the history of CITGO, but I think it was 
> later
> broken up and what we see today is a reincarnation selling under the 
> old
> trademark.  Ed Lybarger is into these things and I'm sure he can 
> remember.
> 
> 2.  Who has a list of the trolley properties once owned by Cities 
> Service?
> If my memory serves for much of anything these days, I think most 
> were in
> southern states ... places like Durham NC for example.  And who 
> knows when
> Cities Service got totally out of the transit business?  And out of 
> other
> utilities?  When, if ever, was motor fuels and lubricants their only
> business?
> 
> brathke at juno.com wrote:
> 
> > I forgot to comment on a curiosity shown in one of the photos that 
> Jim
> > was asking about  -
> > <http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/jfp135.htm>.   Note 
> that the
> > large CITGO billboard above the trolley spells its product, 
> "Gasolene".
> > This sign was there for years, and in the 50's it carried the 
> company's
> > previous name, Cities Service.
> >
> > The spelling on the billboard sometimes generated comments from 
> the
> > public who said it should be spelled, "gasoline".
> >
> > Next time I'm in a CITGO station, I'll  look at the signs and see 
> if they
> > still sell gasolene.
> >
> > Bob 8/5
> >
> > 
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