Red Rocket

For an overview of the gun with the same name from Fallout Shelter, see Red Rocket (Fallout Shelter).

“Drive in, Fly out!”— Company slogan

Red Rocket was a pre-War company that operated a nationwide chain of filling stations for automobiles.

Background

Red Rocket locations appear nationwide, offering fusion and coolant refilling services as well as gasoline and diesel.^[1]^[2] In an effort to reduce waste, the chain awarded an annual Trashbusters Award to Red Rocket stations that demonstrated the greatest year-to-year waste reduction.^[3] Coolant was available in at least two varieties, including Coolant A ($103.99 per unit) and Coolant C ($113.99 per unit). Smaller stations, known as Automobile Service Stations were also present in locations throughout Appalachia.^[4]

Large Red Rocket stations went beyond the usual vending machines and included complete convenience stores with local and national brands, including Nuka-Cola soft drinks, slushies, tourist pamphlets, and Grey Tortoise cigarettes.^[5]^[6]^[7] The facilities offered car washing services, frequently bundled with refueling, along with Red Rocket Restaurants that were fully automated and open 24/7.^[8]^[9] Protectrons still present at locations after the war repeat advertisements, such as Red Rocket's family-friendly appeal.^[10]^[11]

Locations

Red Rocket stations
Name	Game	Photo	Directions
Andale	Fallout 3		On the main street, south of the residents' houses
Bethesda ruins	Fallout 3		West of the ruins
Big Town	Fallout 3		Right outside of the town
Car dealership	Fallout 3		Northeast of this location
Corvega factory	Fallout 3		To the south of the under the monorail tracks
Friendship Heights	Fallout 3		West-northwest of the station
Jocko's Pop & Gas Stop	Fallout 3		Next to the steel shack
Old Olney	Fallout 3		A random encounter location
Rockbreaker's Last Gas	Fallout 3		Directly west
Springvale	Fallout 3		On the main street
Smith Casey's garage	Fallout 3		Near an army roadblock
Willy's grocer	Fallout 3		Across the street
Tenpenny Tower	Fallout 3		East of the tower, a random encounter location
Atom Cats garage	Fallout 4		East of Neponset Park
Red Rocket truck stop	Fallout 4		Near Sanctuary Hills
Fort Hagen filling station	Fallout 4		North of Fort Hagen
College Square	Fallout 4		To the northwest
Big John's Salvage	Fallout 4		Near the ruined house to the northeast
Natick Banks	Fallout 4		Across from the church
Glowing Sea	Fallout 4		In the Glowing Sea
Lexington	Fallout 4		Next to Slocum's Joe
Nahant	Fallout 4		On the end of the T intersection by the Nahant Sherrif's Department
Mass Pike Tunnel east	Fallout 4		To the northwest towards Mass Pike Tunnel east
Cambridge	Fallout 4		Located to the east
Quincy	Fallout 4		To the west
Neponset Park	Fallout 4		Northwest of the park
Easy City Downs	Fallout 4		Northwest of the track
Electrical Hobbyist's Club	Fallout 4		To the north
Egret Tours Marina	Fallout 4		On the docks
Beaver Creek Lanes	Fallout 4 Far Harbor		To the southeast
Eden Meadows Cinemas	Fallout 4 Far Harbor		Between the cinema and National Park HQ
Southwest Harbor	Fallout 4 Far Harbor		On the docks
Nuka-World Red Rocket	Fallout 4 Nuka-World		Northeast of the park
Hubologist's camp	Fallout 4 Nuka-World		Southwest of Nuka-station
Abandoned Bog Town	Fallout 76		On the north side of Highway 65.
Big B's Rest Stop	Fallout 76		The Mire
Flatwoods	Fallout 76		Near the south side of town
Red Rocket Mega Stop	Fallout 76		Savage Divide
Red Rocket filling station	Fallout 76		Northwest of Vault 63
Seneca Rocks Visitor Center	Fallout 76		Along the main road
The Giant Teapot	Fallout 76		Near the roadside attraction
Valley Galleria	Fallout 76		Across from the welcome sign
Sutton	Fallout 76		On the corner of 3rd and Main Streets
Berkeley Springs	Fallout 76		Near the south side of town
Morgantown	Fallout 76		North end of town, across the street from Morgantown High School
Galveston	Fallout 76	-	^[12]

Notes

At Red Rocket stations in the Capital Wasteland, at the base of a fueling station, where the gas pumps would be on an ordinary station, a dirty sign is visible that appears to say "Petroleum spirit. Highly flammable."
Red Rocket refueling stations are frequently near mechanic's workshops in the Capital Wasteland.
The Children of Atom in Megaton have a Red Rocket-style rocket on top of their church, taken either from one of the refueling stations or from the Springvale Elementary playground.
There are usually one or two trash bins and/or Nuka-Cola vending machines to be found in the vicinity.
After The Waters of Life quest, several Enclave scouting parties will set up shop near Red Rocket stations in the Capital Wasteland.

The following is based on information from Fallout Shelter or Fallout Shelter Online.

At an unconfirmed date, Red Rocket had a vault installed underneath their headquarters, also known as Vaultopolis.^{[Non-canon 1]} The vault's location is discovered by the raider, Paula Plumbkin.

End of information based on information from Fallout Shelter or Fallout Shelter Online

The Red Rocket Collectron's barks include information about the gas station chain.^{[Non-canon 2]}
The gas stations are mentioned in the Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook.^{[Non-canon 3]}^{[Non-canon 4]}^{[Non-canon 5]}
Red Rocket is mentioned in The Art of Fallout 4.^{[Non-canon 6]}

Gallery

References

↑ Red Rocket protectron: "Red Rocket is the name you trust for nuclear-powered engine coolant."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)
↑ Red Rocket protectron: "Would you like gasoline, diesel, or coolant?"
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)
↑ Trashbusters Award
↑ Appalachia audio tour stations; The Giant Teapot
↑ Red Rocket Protectron: "All Red Rocket slushies are buy one get one free. Try our new Nuka-Cola flavor today."
(Red Rocket protectron's dialogue)
↑ Red Rocket protectron: "Tourist pamphlets may be found at the cashier counter. Some discounts may be available."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)
↑ Poster advertisements
↑ Red Rocket protectron: "Restore your car's shine in our professional car wash. A guaranteed clean at just the right price."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)
↑ Red Rocket protectron: "Sit back and relax at our Red Rocket Restaurant. Open 24 hours for your convenience."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)
↑ Red Rocket protectron: "Law abiding customers, do not be alarmed. Red Rocket Mega Stop is a family friendly business."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)
↑ Red Rocket protectron: "Threats to our family friendly environment must be eliminated."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)
↑ Shanghai Sally: Chapter Closed

Non-canon

↑ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p.231: "The ubiquity of Red Rocket and their brand imagery has given it something of a mythic influence over people of the wasteland, turning it into an icon of the safety and prosperity of a vanished age. In Megaton, for example, the Church of the Atom building is topped with a Red Rocket sign scrounged from one station or another. Rumors also circulate of a massive vault, Vaultopolis, built beneath the company’s headquarters building some time before the War. "
↑ ATX Dialogue RedRocketRobot.txt
↑ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 230: "Red Rocket got its start before the advent of fusion cells, and the influence of its initial reliance on fossil fuels remained even after it switched over to providing reactor fuel and coolant. By the time of the War, they held a virtual monopoly on the US East Coast, and their iconic stations can still be found in the wreckage of most communities. These range from tiny outposts, little more than a tattered awning over a depleted filling station, to massive truck stops with attached convenience stores and restaurants."
↑ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 230: "During its heyday, Red Rocket was highly concerned with its environmental reputation, as a way of differentiating themselves from the rapacious reputation of most energy companies of the time. This resulted in strong customer-care and waste-reduction policies, which were sometimes observed with lethal enthusiasm."
↑ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 230: "As the Resource Wars took their toll on the general economy and the energy market in particular, Red Rocket moved swiftly toward robotic staffing. By the time of the War, most of their locations were 100% automated. Some of them continue operating today, despite having no fuel in their tanks or food on their shelves."
↑ The Art of Fallout 4 p. 319: "Red Rocket fuel stations continue to hold a monopoly on the market. While the logo and typeface may evolve, the iconic rocket is a constant design element of the stations."

Pre-War companies

Accommodation, apartments and hotels		Casa Madrid Apartments - Cranberry Heights - Dini's Hotel - Harbor Grand Hotel - Harbormaster Hotel - Junction Motel - Le Canard Apartments - Roadside Pines Motel - Shady Pines Trailer Park - Statesman Hotel - Summer Springs Boarding House - Tiki Tonga Apartments - Waves Crest Orphanage - Wright's Inn

Banking and finance		Bridgeway Trust - Burnside Bank & Loan - Cambridge S&L - Commonwealth Bank - Commonwealth Savings and Loan - Concord Savings and Loan - Isla Negra Holdings - Lexington Bank - New Appalachia Bank - People's Bank of Point Lookout - University Credit Union - Weatherby Savings & Loan

Beauty, cosmetics and health		Aldersea Day Spa - Berkeley Springs Spa - Besnik's Barbershop - Jessica's Beauty Salon - Lasergrafter

Biotech and medicine		Arktos Pharma Company - Chase R&D - CHROMAX Genetics - Dyer Chemical - Greenetech Genetics - Greenway Hydroponics - HalluciGen Incorporated - Kanawha Psychiatric - Lee Rapid Pharmaceuticals - Livermore/Broansoun Laboratories - Med-Tek Laboratories - Nova Biogistics - West Tek

Computer and software		Allied Technologies - Apricot - Banckom - Computechtron - Diamond Inc. - Falcon Northwest - Macrosoft - N.E. - PagSoft LLC - Planned Diversion Programming - RobCo Enterprise Solutions - Skeks Corporation - SoftLock Solutions, Inc. - Think Machine - Virtual Strategic Solutions

Energy and robotics		Acme - Bot-Stop - Bysshe Company - Calpower - Cerulean Robotics - Duncan & Duncan Robotics - GDA Fusion - General Atomics International - Greene Custom Defense Systems - LaZer-Sec Systems - LightLife - Mass Fusion - Nuka-Advantax - Pep Gas - Petró-Chico - Poseidon Energy - Poseidon Gasoline - Poseidon Oil - PPE - RobCo Industries - Rok-Solid Brand - Schoelt - Solitare - Steam Whistle - Sure Power - Universal Electric, Inc. - Universal Pyrotechnics, Inc. - Versicorps - Zapp's Neon Signs

Entertainment and video games		American Comics Code - Big Daddy Billiards - Big Ranch Nevada State Lotto - BKM Recording Company - Broadway Cinema - Bumbalo's - Cat's Paw - Clayton's Drive-in - Don't Be Bored Games Company - Dynamite Animation Company - Fantastique Cinema - Gomorrah - Hubris Comics - Imperial Records - Juke 'n Jive - Lucky 38 - Manticore - Marx Toy Company - OEI Motion Pictures - Planned Diversion Programming - Radiation King - Red Racer - Sanders Brothers - Shaw & Associates - Silver Rush - Special Win - Starlight Theaters - The Tops - Ticker Tape Lounge - Vault-Tec Game Studios - Warren Theater - West Virginia Lottery Company - Wilson Atomatoys

Food and drinks		Bawls Guarana Corporation - Big Pops - BlamCo - Button Gwinnett Brewery - Chateau Montrose - Coffee King - Colontoni's Pizzeria - Dandy Boy - Diggity's! - Doghouse - Falmouth Winery - Fancy Lads - Fizzy's Fountain Drinks - Grape-Pearl Soda - Greasy Prospector - Joe's Spuckies - Little Cobb Creamery - Little Italy - Lobster Grill - L.S. Smuckman Company - MacDougal-Bernard Company - Mama Dolce's - Nuka-Cola Corporation - Oak Holler - Old Possum - Olde Royale - Packed Full Of Joe - Parsons Creamery - Pickaxe - Platinum Inebriater - Rooster's - Saddle Up - Sardinia Sun Fine Wines - Sharon's Downhome Country Lemon - Slocum's Joe - Spring Valley - Sunset Sarsaparilla Company - Supa Yum! - Surkov - T.V.G. - Uisce Beatha - Vim! Pop Incorporated - YumYum

Heavy industry		Atomic Mining Services - Dent & Sons Construction - Dunwich Borers LLC - Garrahan Mining Company - Gilman Lumber Mill - Grafton Steel - Holland Chase Concrete Company - Hornwright Industrial - Interior Slabs - M&M Construction - Mass Gravel & Sand - Ornate Obelisks - Pillar Pushers - Quincy Quarries - Sunnyfield Construction - Vault-Tec Corporation - WV Lumber Co.

Manufacturing		Abraxodyne Chemical - Armor-Go - Blades - Bing - Carlisle - Clipper Ship - Codac - DeepFreeze Kitchen Storage Corporation - Eckhart Unlimited - H&H Tools Company - HairStylez - Larami - Lil' Devil - Mary May - ProSnap - Protoglo - Ripper - Schlocket Industries - Snap-Off - Stenley - Sunco - Supradent - Tables 'n Tops - Takoma Industrial - Timlist - Top Drawer Livin' - Wakemaster - Walktronic - WonderGlue - Washo - Yard-Boy

News media		Boston Bugle - Capitol Post - Charleston Herald - El Periódico de las Aburridas - Galaxy News Network (Galaxy News Radio) - The Old Post - Watoga Times

Real estate		ACME Realty - Grafton Discount Realty - Watoga Real Estate

Retail		Anette's Arrangements - Appalachian Antiques - Artisan's Row Shoppes - Big Boss - Big Steve's Sporting Goods - Blue Ridge Gallery - Braxson's Quality Medical Supplies - Cherry Liquor - Ciampa's Antiques - Clark Interior and Furniture - Claus and Co - Cornucopia Fresh Groceries - Decorat - Deep Powder Ski Equipment - DeMarco-Boyle Housewares - Dreamboat Yachts - Evert's Building & Garden Supplies - Excellesice - Fallon's - Freddy Fear's House of Scares - Gold Ribbon Grocers - Greg's Mine Supply - Grey Tortoise - Grill-a-ton - Hank's Electrical Supply - Hardware Town - Hacho - Hester's Consumer Robotics - Cut Jetstream - Kwik N Save - Lady Frumperton's Fashions - Lewis & Sons Farming Supply - Lexington Pharmacy - Lucky's - Madame Jealle's - Madame Taylor's - Miller's Appliances - Mogul Monster - Nifty Thrifty's - Northwest Ski Equipment - Old Olney Grocery - Pirate Pely - Pyramid - Quincy Liquors - Quincy Pharmacy - Sam's Auto Parts - Smarty's Traps n' Bait - Stuart's Department Store - Super-Duper Mart - Uptown Drugs - Valley's Boutique - Velmas - Vintage - Walden Drugs - White Powder Winter Sports

Restaurants and foodstuffs		A Cuppa Joe - Adelaide's Diner - Amelia Espresso - Big Papa Moe's Lip Smackin' Sandwich Shack - Buck's Steak House - Cow Spots Creamery - Crab Shack - Dot's Diner - Drumlin Diner - Fresh Soil Restaurant - Freyja's Haus Restaurant - Graviano's Italian Eatery - Kingman's BBQ - L'Enfant Café - Lady Janet's Soft Serve - Lakeside Grill - Majority Whip's! - Mean Pastries - Nahant Bar and Restaurant - Parker's Restaurant and Fountain - Pinelli's Bakery - Pioneer Café - Prost bar - Quincy Diner - Rita's Cafe - Sal's Grinders - Shenley's Oyster Bar - Smitty's - Stretcho Saltwater Taffy Company - Sullivan's - The General's Steakhouse - The Jerk - The Shamrock Taphouse - Vesta's Housewares - Wolf's Bakery

Transport, air and spacecraft		ArcJet Systems - Ball Aerospace - Barstow Express - Boston Direct - MTA - Chryslus Motors Corporation - CMR - DC Transit Authority - El Dorado Gas & Service - Greyhound - Horizon Airlines - Jocko's Pop & Gas - Lockreed Industries - Navitron - New Appalachian Railroad - NH&M - Red Rocket - Reeb Marina - REPCONN Aerospace - Rockbreaker's Last Gas - Rutkowski Boats! - Skylanes Air - Travel Service - VW - Wicked Shipping

Waste management		Jalbert Brothers - Nut Island Wastewater Treatment - NW Disposal Systems - Safe 'n Clean Disposal - US Robotics Disposal

Weapons, ammunition, and armor		A&X Silencers - ArmCo - BeatCo - Beretta - Big Chief - Bringham - Calico Light Weapons Systems - Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC - Circle G - Colt Firearms - Cordex - Donaustahl GmbH - Enforcer - Federal Cartridge - Fabrique Nationale - Glastinghouse, Inc. - Glock - Grandad's - Hauer Premium - HalluciGen, Inc. - Heckler & Koch - Hermes Communications - Implied Hypnotics - Independent Arms Group - L.O.B. Enterprises - Long Branch Arsenal - M&A Guns Manufacturers - Manhattan Projects Inc. - Masterson - Mauser - Rheinmetall AG - Pancor - Purebore - Ranch Defender - Rockwell - Romington - SharpWit, Inc. - SIG-Sauer - Silver Star - Red Eagle Firearms - Red Ryder - Smith & Wesson - Southern Cartridge - Stent Security Solutions - Union Cartridge - Wattz Electronics - Whoop Ass - Winchester - West Tek - Yuma Flats Energy Consortium

Other		B&K Cleaners - Bernardo's - Big Al's Tattoo Parlor - Big MT - Boston Communications - Burnett and Associates - Clark, Clark, Clark & Associates - Cole & Parker Holdings Ltd. - D. Miller & Sons - Dawnshire Pottery, Inc. - Egret Tours - Fantastic Tours - Gramercy & Ulster - Grey & Gould - Happy Liberty Imports - Hermes Communications, Incorporated - Jay's Moving - LGJG - LoveLine - Madden's Boxing Gym - Priblos' Curios - Pulowski Preservation Services - R&G Processing Services - Rockwell Clearing House - Ticknor and Fields - Van Lowe Taxidermy - Westside Cleaners Storage - Wilson Brother's Auto Repair

[1] Red Rocket protectron: "Red Rocket is the name you trust for nuclear-powered engine coolant."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)

[2] Red Rocket protectron: "Would you like gasoline, diesel, or coolant?"
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)

[3] Trashbusters Award

[4] Appalachia audio tour stations; The Giant Teapot

[5] Red Rocket Protectron: "All Red Rocket slushies are buy one get one free. Try our new Nuka-Cola flavor today."
(Red Rocket protectron's dialogue)

[6] Red Rocket protectron: "Tourist pamphlets may be found at the cashier counter. Some discounts may be available."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)

[7] Poster advertisements

[8] Red Rocket protectron: "Restore your car's shine in our professional car wash. A guaranteed clean at just the right price."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)

[9] Red Rocket protectron: "Sit back and relax at our Red Rocket Restaurant. Open 24 hours for your convenience."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)

[10] Red Rocket protectron: "Law abiding customers, do not be alarmed. Red Rocket Mega Stop is a family friendly business."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)

[11] Red Rocket protectron: "Threats to our family friendly environment must be eliminated."
(Red Rocket Protectron's dialogue)

[12] Shanghai Sally: Chapter Closed

[13] Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p.231: "The ubiquity of Red Rocket and their brand imagery has given it something of a mythic influence over people of the wasteland, turning it into an icon of the safety and prosperity of a vanished age. In Megaton, for example, the Church of the Atom building is topped with a Red Rocket sign scrounged from one station or another. Rumors also circulate of a massive vault, Vaultopolis, built beneath the company’s headquarters building some time before the War. "

[14] ATX Dialogue RedRocketRobot.txt

[15] Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 230: "Red Rocket got its start before the advent of fusion cells, and the influence of its initial reliance on fossil fuels remained even after it switched over to providing reactor fuel and coolant. By the time of the War, they held a virtual monopoly on the US East Coast, and their iconic stations can still be found in the wreckage of most communities. These range from tiny outposts, little more than a tattered awning over a depleted filling station, to massive truck stops with attached convenience stores and restaurants."

[16] Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 230: "During its heyday, Red Rocket was highly concerned with its environmental reputation, as a way of differentiating themselves from the rapacious reputation of most energy companies of the time. This resulted in strong customer-care and waste-reduction policies, which were sometimes observed with lethal enthusiasm."

[17] Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 230: "As the Resource Wars took their toll on the general economy and the energy market in particular, Red Rocket moved swiftly toward robotic staffing. By the time of the War, most of their locations were 100% automated. Some of them continue operating today, despite having no fuel in their tanks or food on their shelves."

[18] The Art of Fallout 4 p. 319: "Red Rocket fuel stations continue to hold a monopoly on the market. While the logo and typeface may evolve, the iconic rocket is a constant design element of the stations."

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