Gil Reid was an fabulous railroad watercolor artist. A huge steam locomotive fan, he had a tremendous talent for depicting these huge locomotives in incredibly fine detail often barreling down the tracks. Other noted railroad artists, Russ Porter and Ted Rose (1940-2002), were among his friends and Ted Rose even considered Gil his metor and inspiration. Gil joined his friends on January 2, 2007.

You can read more about Gil's spectacular life in his biography and watch him talk about his artwork and life in several videos published here on the web. There are also several newspaper articles about Gil's life.