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York & Cumberland Railroad Paint Information

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==Freight Cars==

'''1851'''

“Blake’s Patent Ohio Fire-Proof Paint” used on cars.

''[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951000877139l?urlappend=%3Bseq=106 The American Railroad Journal, 11 February 1854, pg. 96]''

==Passenger Cars==

'''1848'''

Passenger coach, baggage car, and milk car uniformly painted a “bright golden yellow.” (Uncertain on what company is implied by “for York.”)

''American and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD), 14 April 1848''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[York & Cumberland Railroad Paint Information|York & Cumberland Railroad]]

Historic Railroad Paint Color Index

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===Introduction===

This page is a mirror of the document: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jbXGfg9V3cY0awKamkrwM2JlLSQepapDwU9A3Dx43-M/edit 19th Century Railroad Paint Color Research Compendium].

This is a compilation of raw primary source documentation regarding paint and lettering of North American railroads. While the focus is on the 19th Century, 20th century sources are added when found.

Data is arranged alphabetically by railroad name with an individual page for each.

For more information about railroad paint scholarship, paint photography, and the science of color, see [[Historic Paint]].

<div class="horizontaltoc">Jump to letter: [[#A|A]] - [[#B|B]] - [[#C|C]] - [[#D|D]] - [[#E|E]] - [[#F|F]] - [[#G|G]] - [[#H|H]] - [[#I|I]] - [[#J|J]] - [[#K|K]] - [[#L|L]] - [[#M|M]] - [[#N|N]] - [[#O|O]] - [[#P|P]] - [[#Q|Q]] - [[#R|R]] - [[#S|S]] - [[#T|T]] - [[#U|U]] - [[#V|V]] - [[#W|W]] - [[#X|X]] - [[#Y|Y]] - [[#Z|Z]] __NOTOC__</div>

==A==

[[American Railway Express Paint Information|American Railway Express]]

[[Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad Paint Information|Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad]]

[[Androscoggin Railroad Paint Information|Androscoggin Railroad]]

[[Ann Arbor Railroad Paint Information| Ann Arbor Railroad]]

[[Atchison & Nebraska Railroad: Paint Information|Atchison & Nebraska Railroad]]

[[Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe: Paint Information|Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe]]

[[Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad Pain Information|Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad]]

[[Atlanta & La Grange Railroad: Paint Information|Atlanta & La Grange Railroad]]

[[Atlantic & Great Western: Paint Information|Atlantic & Great Western]]

[[Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Atlantic & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Atlantic Coast Line Paint Information|Atlantic Coast Line]]

[[Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio: Paint Information|Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio]]

[[Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad Paint Information| Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad]]

==B==

[[Baltimore & Ohio Paint Information|Baltimore & Ohio]]

[[Bangor & Aroostook Paint Information|Bangor & Aroostook]]

[[Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Paint Information|Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad]]

[[Bellaire & South Western Railway Paint Information|Bellaire & South Western Railway]]

[[Blue Line Fast Freight: Paint Information|Blue Line Fast Freight]]

[[Boston & Albany Paint Information|Boston & Albany]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston & Lowell Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Lowell Railroad]]

[[Boston & Maine Paint Information|Boston & Maine]]

[[Boston & Providence Railroad Paint Information| Boston & Providence Railroad]]

[[Boston & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Paint Information|Boston Revere Beach & Lynn]]

[[Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad Paint Information|Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad]]

[[Buffalo & Susquehanna Paint Information|Buffalo & Susquehanna]]

[[Buffalo New York & Philadelphia Paint Information|Buffalo New York & Philadelphia]]

[[Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Paint Information|Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh]]

[[Burlington & Lamoille Railroad Paint Information|Burlington & Lamoille Railroad]]

[[Burlington & Missouri River Paint Information|Burlington & Missouri River]]

[[Butte Anaconda & Pacific Paint Information|Butte Anaconda & Pacific]]

==C==

[[Camden & Amboy Railroad Paint Information|Camden & Amboy Railroad]]

[[Canada Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Canada Atlantic Railway]]

[[Canadian Pacific Railway Paint Information|Canadian Pacific Railway]]

[[Canada Southern Railway Paint Information|Canada Southern Railway]]

[[Carolina Central Railroad Paint Information| Carolina Central Railroad]]

[[Carson & Colorado Railroad Paint Information| Carson & Colorado Railroad]]

[[Cayuga Lake Railroad Paint Information| Cayuga Lake Railroad]]

[[Central Pacific Railroad: Paint Information|Central Pacific Railroad]]

[[Central Railroad of Georgia Paint Information| Central Railroad of Georgia]]

[[Central Railroad of New Jersey Paint Information| Central Railroad of New Jersey]]

[[Central Transportation Company Paint Information| Central Transportation Company]]

[[Central Vermont Railroad Paint Information|Central Vermont Railroad]]

[[Chattaroi Railway Paint Information| Chattaroi Railway]]

[[Cherokee Iron Company Paint Information| Cherokee Iron Company]]

[[Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Chesapeake & Ohio]]

[[Cheshire Railroad Paint Information|Cheshire Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Alton Railroad Paint Information|Chicago & Alton Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Chicago & Atlantic Railway]]

[[Chicago & Eastern Illinois Paint Information| Chicago & Eastern Illinois]]

[[Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad Paint Information| Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad]]

[[Chicago & North-Western Railway Paint Information|Chicago & North-Western Railway]]

[[Chicago Burlington & Quincy Paint Information|Chicago Burlington & Quincy]]

[[Chicago Great Western Paint Information| Chicago Great Western Railroad]]

[[Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Paint Information|Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul]]

[[Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Paint Information|Chicago Rock Island & Pacific]]

[[Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans Paint Information| Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans]]

[[Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City Paint Information| Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City]]

[[Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway| Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway Paint Information|Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago Paint Information| Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago]]

[[Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad Paint Information| Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad]]

[[Cincinnati Southern Railway Paint Information| Cincinnati Southern Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan Paint Information| Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan]]

[[Cleveland Akron & Columbus Paint Information| Cleveland Akron & Columbus]]

[[Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four) Paint Information|Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four)]]

[[Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis Paint Information|Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware]]

[[Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Paint Information| Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling]]

[[Colorado Midland Paint Information|Colorado Midland]]

[[Colorado & Southern Railway Paint Information|Colorado & Southern Railway]]

[[Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Paint Information| Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking]]

[[Colusa & Lake Railroad Paint Information| Colusa & Lake Railroad]]

[[Concord Railroad Paint Information| Concord Railroad]]

[[Connecticut River Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut River Railroad]]

[[Connecticut Western Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut Western Railroad]]

[[Connotton Valley Railroad Paint Information|Connotton Valley Railroad]]

[[Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Paint Information| Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley]]

[[Cumberland & Pennsylvania Paint Information| Cumberland & Pennsylvania]]

[[Cumberland Valley Railroad Paint Information| Cumberland Valley Railroad]]

==D==

[[Dakota Southern Railroad Paint Information|Dakota Southern Railroad]]

[[Delaware & Hudson Paint Information|Delaware & Hudson]]

[[Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Paint Information|Delaware, Lackawanna & Western]]

[[Delaware Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Railroad]]

[[Delaware Western Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Western Railroad]]

[[Denver & Rio Grande: Paint Information|Denver & Rio Grande]]

[[Denver Pacific Railway Paint Information|Denver Pacific Railway]]

[[Denver South Park & Pacific Paint Information|Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad]]

[[Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad Paint Information|Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad]]

[[Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Paint Information|Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad]]

[[Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad]]

[[Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad]]

[[Duluth & Iron Range Railway Paint Information|Duluth & Iron Range Railway]]

[[Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Paint Information|Duluth South Shore & Atlantic]]

[[Dunkirk Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Paint Information|Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway]]

==E==

[[East & West Railway Paint Information|East & West Railway]]

[[East Broad Top Railroad Paint Information|East Broad Top Railroad]]

[[East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad Paint Information|East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad]]

[[Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Eastern Railroad]]

[[Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad]]

[[Erie Paint Information|Erie]]

[[Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad Paint Information|Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad]]

[[European & North American Railway Paint Information|European & North American Railway]]

==F==

[[Fairhaven & Southern Railroad Paint Information|Fairhaven & Southern Railroad]]

[[Fitchburg Railroad Paint Information|Fitchburg Railroad]]

[[Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad Paint Information|Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad]]

[[Florida Railway & Navigation Company Paint Information|Florida Railway & Navigation Company]]

[[Fort Madison & North Western Railroad Paint Information|Fort Madison & North Western Railroad]]

[[Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Paint Information|Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad]]

==G==

[[Georgia Railroad Paint Information|Georgia Railroad]]

[[Gettysburg Railroad Paint Information|Gettysburg Railroad]]

[[Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Paint Information|Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad]]

[[Grand River Valley Railroad Paint Information|Grand River Valley Railroad]]

[[Grand Trunk Railway Paint Information|Grand Trunk Railway]]

[[Great Northern Paint Information|Great Northern]]

[[Great Western Railway of Canada Paint Information|Great Western Railway of Canada]]

==H==

[[Housatonic Railroad Paint Information|Housatonic Railroad]]

[[Houston & Texas Central Railroad Paint Information|Houston & Texas Central Railroad]]

[[Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|Hudson River Railroad]]

==I==

[[Illinois Central Railroad Paint Information|Illinois Central Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway]]

[[Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway]]

[[Intercolonial Railway Paint Information|Intercolonial Railway]]

[[International & Great Northern Railway Paint Information|International & Great Northern Railway]]

[[Iowa Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Iowa Eastern Railroad]]

==J==

[[Jackson & Sharp Company Paint Information|Jackson & Sharp Company]]

[[Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad Paint Information|Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Southeastern Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Southeastern Railway]]

[[Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway]]

[[Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway Paint Information|Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway]]

[[Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Paint Information|Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad]]

==K==

[[Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas Pacific Railway Paint Information|Kansas Pacific Railway]]

[[Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad Paint Information|Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad]]

[[Keokuk & Des Moines Railway Paint Information|Keokuk & Des Moines Railway]]

==L==

[[Lake Erie & Western Railway Paint Information|Lake Erie & Western Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway]]

[[Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad Paint Information|Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad]]

[[Lehigh Valley Railroad: Paint Information|Lehigh Valley Railroad]]

[[Ligonier Valley Railroad Paint Information|Ligonier Valley Railroad]]

[[Long Island Railroad Paint Information|Long Island Railroad]]

[[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Paint Information|Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]]

[[Louisville & Nashville Railroad Paint Information|Louisville & Nashville Railroad]]

[[Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad Paint Information|Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad]]

[[Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway]]

[[Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway]]

==M==

[[Macon & Brunswick Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Brunswick Railroad]]

[[Macon & Western Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Western Railroad]]

[[Maine Central Railroad Paint Information|Maine Central Railroad]]

[[Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Paint Information|Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad]]

[[Marietta & North Georgia Railway Paint Information|Marietta & North Georgia Railway]]

[[Memphis & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Memphis & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Merchant's Despatch (MDT) Paint Information|Merchant's Despatch (MDT)]]

[[Meriden & Cromwell Railroad Paint Information|Meriden & Cromwell Railroad]]

[[Michigan Central Railroad Paint Information|Michigan Central Railroad]]

[[Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway]]

[[Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway]]

[[Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Paint Information|Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway]]

[[Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad Paint Information|Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad]]

[[Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway Paint Information|Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway]]

[[Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Paint Information|Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway]]

[[Missouri Pacific Railway Paint Information|Missouri Pacific Railway]]

[[Mobile & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Mobile & Ohio Railroad]]

[[Montgomery & West Point Railroad Paint Information|Montgomery & West Point Railroad]]

[[Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad Paint Information|Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad]]

==N==

[[Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Paint Information|Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad]]

[[Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Paint Information|Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad]]

[[Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Paint Information|Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway]]

[[National Despatch Line (National Car Company) Paint Information|National Despatch Line (National Car Company)]]

[[Naugatuck Railroad Paint Information|Naugatuck Railroad]]

[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad: Paint Information|Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad]]

[[New Brunswick Railway Paint Information|New Brunswick Railway]]

[[New Jersey & New York Railway Paint Information|New Jersey & New York Railway]]

[[New Jersey Midland Railway Paint Information|New Jersey Midland Railway]]

[[New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company Paint Information|New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company]]

[[New London Northern Railroad Paint Information|New London Northern Railroad]]

[[New Orleans & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans & Mobile Railroad]]

[[New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad]]

[[New York & Harlem Railroad Paint Information|New York & Harlem Railroad]]

[[New York & New England Railroad Paint Information|New York & New England Railroad]]

[[New York Central Railroad Paint Information|New York Central]]

[[New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|New York Central & Hudson River Railroad]]

[[New York Chicago & St. Louis Paint Information|New York Chicago & St. Louis (Nickle Plate)]]

[[New York New Haven & Hartford Paint Information|New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad]]

[[New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad]]

[[New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line) Paint Information|New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line)]]

[[New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway Paint Information|New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway]]

[[New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad Paint Information|New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad]]

[[Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Norfolk & Western Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk & Western Railroad]]

[[Norfolk Southern Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk Southern Railroad]]

[[Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Northern Alabama Railway Paint Information|Northern Alabama Railway]]

[[Northern Central Railway Paint Information|Northern Central Railway]]

[[North Eastern Railroad Paint Information|North Eastern Railroad]]

[[North Missouri Railroad Paint Information|North Missouri Railroad]]

[[Northern Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Northern Pacific Railroad]]

==O==

[[Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad Paint Information|Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad Paint Information|Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Mississippi Railway Paint Information|Ohio & Mississippi Railway]]

[[Ohio River Railroad Paint Information|Ohio River Railroad]]

[[Old Colony Railroad Paint Information|Old Colony Railroad]]

[[Oregon Short Line Paint Information|Oregon Short Line]]

==P==

[[Pennsylvania Railroad: Paint Information|Pennsylvania Railroad]]

[[Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia & Erie Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Reading Paint Information|Philadelphia & Reading]]

[[Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Lake Erie]]

[[Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route) Paint Information|Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route)]]

[[Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway]]

[[Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad]]

[[Plant System Paint Information|Plant System]]

[[Portland & Kennebec Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Kennebec Railroad]]

[[Portland & Rochester Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Rochester Railroad]]

[[Providence & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Providence & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Pullman Paint Information|Pullman]]

==Q==

[[Quebec & Lake St. John Railway Paint Information|Quebec & Lake St. John Railway]]

[[Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway Paint Information|Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway]]

==R==

[[Red Line Fast Freight Paint Information|Red Line Fast Freight]]

[[Redondo Railway Paint Information|Redondo Railway]]

[[Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Paint Information|Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Allegheny Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Danville Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Danville Railroad]]

[[Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Paint Information|Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad]]

[[Rio Grande Southern: Paint Information| Rio Grande Southern]]

[[Rio Grande Western Railway: Paint Information| Rio Grande Western]]

[[Roanoke & Southern Railway Paint Information|Roanoke & Southern Railway]]

[[Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Paint Information|Rochester & Syracuse Railroad]]

[[Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad Paint Information|Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad]]

[[Rutland Railroad Paint Information|Rutland Railroad]]

==S==

[[Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad Paint Information|Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad]]

[[San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Paint Information|San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern]]

[[San Francisco and North Pacific Paint Information|San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad]]

[[San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Paint Information|San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Railroad]]

[[San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake Paint Information|San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake]]

[[San Pete Valley Railway Paint Information|San Pete Valley Railway]]

[[Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway Paint Information|Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway]]

[[Sandy River Railroad Paint Information|Sandy River Railroad]]

[[Savannah & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Savannah & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Savannah Florida & Western Railway Paint Information|Savannah Florida & Western Railway]]

[[Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad Paint Information|Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad]]

[[Seaboard Air Line Railway Paint Information|Seaboard Air Line Railway]]

[[Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway Paint Information|Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway]]

[[Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad Paint Information|Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad]]

[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad Paint Information|Shenandoah Valley Railroad]]

[[Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad]]

[[South Bound Railroad Paint Information|South Bound Railroad]]

[[South Carolina Railway Paint Information|South Carolina Railway]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railroad Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railroad]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railway Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railway]]

[[Southern Central Railroad Paint Information|Southern Central Railroad]]

[[Southern Pacific Railroad: Paint Information| Southern Pacific Railroad]]

[[Southern Railway Paint Information|Southern Railway]]

[[St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Paint Information|St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway]]

[[St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & San Francisco Railway]]

[[St. Louis & Southeastern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & Southeastern Railway]]

[[St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway]]

[[St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Paint Information|St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]]

[[St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Paint Information|St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway]]

[[Street Railway Paint Information|Street Railways]]

[[Susquehanna Railroad Paint Information|Susquehanna Railroad]]

==T==

[[Texas Midland Railroad Paint Information|Texas Midland Railroad]]

[[Tiffany Refrigerator Car Paint Information|Tiffany Refrigerator Cars]]

[[Toledo & Central Ohio Railway Paint Information|Toledo & Central Ohio Railway]]

[[Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad Paint Information|Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad]]

==U==

[[Uintah Railway Paint Information|Uintah Railway]]

[[U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot Paint Information|U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot]]

[[Union Oil Company of California Paint Information|Union Oil Company of California]]

[[Union Pacific Rail Road Paint Information|Union Pacific Rail Road]]

[[Union Pacific Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific Railway]]

[[Union Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Union Pacific Railroad]]

[[Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway]]

[[Union Tank Line: Paint Information|Union Tank Line]]

[[Utah Central Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Central Railroad]]

[[Utah & Northern Railway: Paint Information|Utah & Northern Railway]]

[[Utah Railway: Paint Information|Utah Railway]]

[[Utah & Western Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Western Railway]]

[[Utica & Schenectady Railroad Paint Information|Utica & Schenectady Railroad]]

[[Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad Paint Information|Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad]]

==V==

[[Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Paint Information|Virginia & Truckee Railroad]]

[[Virginia Central Railroad Paint Information|Virginia Central Railroad]]

==W==

[[Wabash Railroad Paint Information|Wabash Railroad]]

[[Wagner Palace Car Company Paint Information|Wagner Palace Car Company]]

[[Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway Paint Information|Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway]]

[[Washington County Railroad Paint Information|Washington County Railroad]]

[[West Jersey & Atlantic Railroad Paint Information|West Jersey & Atlantic Railroad]]

[[West Shore Railroad Paint Information|West Shore Railroad]]

[[Western & Atlantic Railroad Paint Information|Western & Atlantic Railroad]]

[[Western Maryland Railroad Paint Information|Western Maryland Railroad]]

[[Western Railway of Alabama Paint Information|Western Railway of Alabama]]

[[Western Union Railroad Paint Information|Western Union Railroad]]

[[Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Paint Information|Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad]]

[[White Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|White Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Williams Valley Railroad Paint Information|Williams Valley Railroad]]

[[Williamstown Railroad Paint Information|Williamstown Railroad]]

[[Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Northern Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Reading Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Reading Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Weldon Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Western Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Western Railroad]]

[[Windsor & Annapolis Railway Paint Information|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]]

[[Wisconsin Central Paint Information|Wisconsin Central Railroad]]

==X==

==Y==

[[York & Cumberland Railroad Paint Information|York & Cumberland Railroad]]

==Z==

Wisconsin Central Paint Information

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==Locomotives==

'''1888'''

Road numbers on locomotives are painted within a red shield, which employees refer to as the "liver pad."

''[https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CEJ18880728-01.2.21&srpos=3&e=--1859---1910--en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-railroad+painted-------0------| "Railroad Notes," The Colorado Exchange Journal, 28 July 1888.]''

==Passenger Cars==

'''1882'''

Smoking cars painted straw, with corner boards and letter-boards painted a light umber. Bevelled corners of batten strips on the car sides painted black. Car ornamentation in “Egyptian designs.”

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST/1286056230005961?lang=en|The National Car Builder, February 1882, pg. 14]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Wisconsin Central Paint Information|Wisconsin Central]]

Wisconsin Central Paint Information

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==Locomotives==

'''1888'''

Road numbers on locomotives are painted within a red shield, which employees refer to as the "liver pad."

''[https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CEJ18880728-01.2.21&srpos=3&e=--1859---1910--en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-railroad+painted-------0------| "Railroad Notes," The Colorado Exchange Journal 28 July 1888.]''

==Passenger Cars==

'''1882'''

Smoking cars painted straw, with corner boards and letter-boards painted a light umber. Bevelled corners of batten strips on the car sides painted black. Car ornamentation in “Egyptian designs.”

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST/1286056230005961?lang=en|The National Car Builder, February 1882, pg. 14]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Wisconsin Central Paint Information|Wisconsin Central]]

Windsor & Annapolis Railway Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1869'''

Passenger cars painted straw colour, with streaks of white and magenta.

''The British Colonist (Halifax, NS), 1 May 1869''

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Wilmington & Western Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''? to 1876'''

Passenger cars painted yellow.

'''1876'''

Passenger cars begin to be painted dark brown or the “maroone [sic] color of the Pullman cars.”

''The Morning Herald (Wilmington, DE), 29 March 1876''

''The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE), 29 March 1876''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Wilmington & Western Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Western Railroad]]

Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1871'''

Passenger car painted green.

''The Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, NC), 8 October 1871''

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Williams Valley Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''?-1898'''

Cars painted yellow.

'''1898'''

Cars start to be painted olive green.

''The West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, PA), 25 August 1898''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Williams Valley Railroad Paint Information|Williams Valley Railroad]]

Wilmington & Reading Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1870'''

First-class passenger coaches painted a “dark red or reddish brown,” the “color adopted for all cars on this road hereafter.”

''The Wilmington Daily Commercial (Wilmington, DE), 29 December 1870''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Wilmington & Reading Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Reading Railroad]]

Wilmington & Northern Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1881'''

Passenger and baggage cars start to be painted a dark pea green, striped in dark maroon, and lettering in gold.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014805/1881-03-15/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE), 15 March 1881]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Wilmington & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Northern Railroad]]

Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad Paint Information

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==Freight Cars==

'''1880'''

Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in May of 1880 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).

''The National Car Builder, May 1880, pg. 2''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad]]

Williamstown Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''? to 1883'''

Cars painted yellow.

'''1883'''

Smoking car repainted a “rich olive brown.”

''Gloucester County Democrat (Woodbury, NJ), 18 October 1883''

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Williams Valley Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''?-1898'''

Cars painted yellow.

'''1898'''

Cars start to be painted olive green.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hDtlaJUTAsRCsBoZwzTa-JHz5u4Lh_ED/view?usp=sharing|The West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, PA), 25 August 1898]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Williams Valley Railroad Paint Information|Williams Valley Railroad]]

White Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information

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==General Information==

'''1866'''

Cars painted white.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TBoNG8iFjbkGAgf0LLEtQCGKaCtbQU-x/view?usp=sharing|The Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), 29 August 1866]''

==Eastern Railroad==

'''1880'''

Cars painted white with black lettering.

''The New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette (Concord, NH), 6 May 1880''

==Lehigh Valley Railroad==

'''1880'''

Cars painted white.

''The Elk County Advocate (Ridgeway, PA), 15 July 1880''

==New York Central & Hudson River Railroad==

'''1876'''

Cars painted white, with black lettering and black ironwork.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a_gZCDq_phN8ewR7R655iGw0t-u-3gNv/view?usp=sharing|The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 10 May 1876]''

''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015021721769&view=1up&seq=455|Railway World Vol. 20, 1 July 1876]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[White Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|White Line (Fast Freight)]]

White Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information

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==General Information==

'''1866'''

Cars painted white.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TBoNG8iFjbkGAgf0LLEtQCGKaCtbQU-x/view?usp=sharing|The Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), 29 August 1866]''

==Eastern Railroad==

'''1880'''

Cars painted white with black lettering.

''The New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette (Concord, NH), 6 May 1880''

==Lehigh Valley Railroad==

'''1880'''

Cars painted white.

''The Elk County Advocate (Ridgeway, PA), 15 July 1880''

==New York Central & Hudson River Railroad==

'''1876'''

Cars painted white, with black lettering and black ironwork.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a_gZCDq_phN8ewR7R655iGw0t-u-3gNv/view?usp=sharing|The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 10 May 1876]''

''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015021721769&view=1up&seq=455|Railway World Vol. 20, 1 July 1876]''

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1881'''

Passenger cars painted a light olive.

''[https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Railway_Review/gWo8OUWt4y8C?hl=en&gbpv=1|The Railway Review, 2 April 1881, pg. 190]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Paint Information|Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad]]

Western Union Railroad Paint Information

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==Sleeping Cars==

'''1876'''

Sleeping cars, “Milwaukee” and “Rock Island,” painted a “straw tint.”

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053942/1876-08-14/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=1869|The Daily Argus (Rock Island, IL), 14 August 1876]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Western Union Railroad Paint Information|Western Union Railroad]]

Western Railway of Alabama Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1877'''

Passenger cars painted dark brown and highly ornamented.

''[https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn84024797/1877-09-19/ed-1/seq-2/ Daily Enquirer-Sun (Columbus, GA), 19 September 1877]''

'''1880'''

Passenger cars painted “Pennsylvania red.”

''[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015013053635?urlappend=%3Bseq=174|The Railroad Gazette, 12 March 1880]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Western Railway of Alabama Paint Information|Western Railway of Alabama]]

Western Maryland Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1876'''

First-class passenger cars painted a deep yellow with running gear painted orange.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014805/1876-03-11/ed-1/seq-3/ The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE) 11 March 1876]''

'''1903'''

Passenger cars begin to be painted a light olive green.

''Baltimore American (Baltimore, MD), 7 March 1903''

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West Shore Railroad Paint Information

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==Freight Cars==

'''1892'''

Boxcars painted bright red with a large, white circle on each side, with the words “West Shore Local” encircled within.

''Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), 17 March 1892''

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West Jersey & Atlantic Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1880'''

New coaches are painted red.

''American Railroad Journal, 30 April 1880, pg. 479''

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Washington County Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1898'''

Combination cars painted a “slightly brighter shade of carmine than the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars.”

''The Sun (Wilmington, DE), 15 December 1898''

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Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway Paint Information

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==Freight Cars==

'''1881'''

Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in 1881 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).

''[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/chi.17768562?urlappend=%3Bseq=442|Travelers’ Official Railway Guide, April to June 1881]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway Paint Information|Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway]]

Wabash Railroad Paint Information

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Includes predecessor companies “Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway,” “Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway,” and “Wabash Railway”

==Freight Cars==

'''1872'''

Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in September of 1872 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).

''The National Car Builder, September 1872, pg. 18''

'''1880'''

Wabash Railway (TW&W renamed to Wabash in 1877) listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in May of 1880 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).

''The National Car Builder, May 1880, pg. 2''

'''? to 1894'''

Wabash fruit cars painted white.

'''1894'''

Wabash fruit cars start to be painted red.

''The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), 6 October 1894''

==Passenger Cars==

'''1880'''

Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway passenger coaches painted a “rich chocolate,” ornamented with gold, blue, pink, and wine.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13LBcsmStMKAyTc3JHb7-1zAFjI5Q45fQ/view?usp=sharing|Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, IL), 1 July 1880]''

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===Introduction===

This page is a mirror of the document: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jbXGfg9V3cY0awKamkrwM2JlLSQepapDwU9A3Dx43-M/edit 19th Century Railroad Paint Color Research Compendium].

This is a compilation of raw primary source documentation regarding paint and lettering of North American railroads. While the focus is on the 19th Century, 20th century sources are added when found.

Data is arranged alphabetically by railroad name with an individual page for each.

For more information about railroad paint scholarship, paint photography, and the science of color, see [[Historic Paint]].

<div class="horizontaltoc">Jump to letter: [[#A|A]] - [[#B|B]] - [[#C|C]] - [[#D|D]] - [[#E|E]] - [[#F|F]] - [[#G|G]] - [[#H|H]] - [[#I|I]] - [[#J|J]] - [[#K|K]] - [[#L|L]] - [[#M|M]] - [[#N|N]] - [[#O|O]] - [[#P|P]] - [[#Q|Q]] - [[#R|R]] - [[#S|S]] - [[#T|T]] - [[#U|U]] - [[#V|V]] - [[#W|W]] - [[#X|X]] - [[#Y|Y]] - [[#Z|Z]] __NOTOC__</div>

==A==

[[American Railway Express Paint Information|American Railway Express]]

[[Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad Paint Information|Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad]]

[[Androscoggin Railroad Paint Information|Androscoggin Railroad]]

[[Ann Arbor Railroad Paint Information| Ann Arbor Railroad]]

[[Atchison & Nebraska Railroad: Paint Information|Atchison & Nebraska Railroad]]

[[Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe: Paint Information|Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe]]

[[Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad Pain Information|Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad]]

[[Atlanta & La Grange Railroad: Paint Information|Atlanta & La Grange Railroad]]

[[Atlantic & Great Western: Paint Information|Atlantic & Great Western]]

[[Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Atlantic & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Atlantic Coast Line Paint Information|Atlantic Coast Line]]

[[Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio: Paint Information|Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio]]

[[Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad Paint Information| Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad]]

==B==

[[Baltimore & Ohio Paint Information|Baltimore & Ohio]]

[[Bangor & Aroostook Paint Information|Bangor & Aroostook]]

[[Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Paint Information|Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad]]

[[Bellaire & South Western Railway Paint Information|Bellaire & South Western Railway]]

[[Blue Line Fast Freight: Paint Information|Blue Line Fast Freight]]

[[Boston & Albany Paint Information|Boston & Albany]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston & Lowell Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Lowell Railroad]]

[[Boston & Maine Paint Information|Boston & Maine]]

[[Boston & Providence Railroad Paint Information| Boston & Providence Railroad]]

[[Boston & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Paint Information|Boston Revere Beach & Lynn]]

[[Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad Paint Information|Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad]]

[[Buffalo & Susquehanna Paint Information|Buffalo & Susquehanna]]

[[Buffalo New York & Philadelphia Paint Information|Buffalo New York & Philadelphia]]

[[Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Paint Information|Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh]]

[[Burlington & Lamoille Railroad Paint Information|Burlington & Lamoille Railroad]]

[[Burlington & Missouri River Paint Information|Burlington & Missouri River]]

[[Butte Anaconda & Pacific Paint Information|Butte Anaconda & Pacific]]

==C==

[[Camden & Amboy Railroad Paint Information|Camden & Amboy Railroad]]

[[Canada Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Canada Atlantic Railway]]

[[Canadian Pacific Railway Paint Information|Canadian Pacific Railway]]

[[Canada Southern Railway Paint Information|Canada Southern Railway]]

[[Carolina Central Railroad Paint Information| Carolina Central Railroad]]

[[Carson & Colorado Railroad Paint Information| Carson & Colorado Railroad]]

[[Cayuga Lake Railroad Paint Information| Cayuga Lake Railroad]]

[[Central Pacific Railroad: Paint Information|Central Pacific Railroad]]

[[Central Railroad of Georgia Paint Information| Central Railroad of Georgia]]

[[Central Railroad of New Jersey Paint Information| Central Railroad of New Jersey]]

[[Central Transportation Company Paint Information| Central Transportation Company]]

[[Central Vermont Railroad Paint Information|Central Vermont Railroad]]

[[Chattaroi Railway Paint Information| Chattaroi Railway]]

[[Cherokee Iron Company Paint Information| Cherokee Iron Company]]

[[Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Chesapeake & Ohio]]

[[Cheshire Railroad Paint Information|Cheshire Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Alton Railroad Paint Information|Chicago & Alton Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Chicago & Atlantic Railway]]

[[Chicago & Eastern Illinois Paint Information| Chicago & Eastern Illinois]]

[[Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad Paint Information| Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad]]

[[Chicago & North-Western Railway Paint Information|Chicago & North-Western Railway]]

[[Chicago Burlington & Quincy Paint Information|Chicago Burlington & Quincy]]

[[Chicago Great Western Paint Information| Chicago Great Western Railroad]]

[[Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Paint Information|Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul]]

[[Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Paint Information|Chicago Rock Island & Pacific]]

[[Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans Paint Information| Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans]]

[[Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City Paint Information| Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City]]

[[Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway| Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway Paint Information|Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago Paint Information| Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago]]

[[Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad Paint Information| Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad]]

[[Cincinnati Southern Railway Paint Information| Cincinnati Southern Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan Paint Information| Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan]]

[[Cleveland Akron & Columbus Paint Information| Cleveland Akron & Columbus]]

[[Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four) Paint Information|Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four)]]

[[Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis Paint Information|Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware]]

[[Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Paint Information| Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling]]

[[Colorado Midland Paint Information|Colorado Midland]]

[[Colorado & Southern Railway Paint Information|Colorado & Southern Railway]]

[[Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Paint Information| Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking]]

[[Colusa & Lake Railroad Paint Information| Colusa & Lake Railroad]]

[[Concord Railroad Paint Information| Concord Railroad]]

[[Connecticut River Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut River Railroad]]

[[Connecticut Western Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut Western Railroad]]

[[Connotton Valley Railroad Paint Information|Connotton Valley Railroad]]

[[Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Paint Information| Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley]]

[[Cumberland & Pennsylvania Paint Information| Cumberland & Pennsylvania]]

[[Cumberland Valley Railroad Paint Information| Cumberland Valley Railroad]]

==D==

[[Dakota Southern Railroad Paint Information|Dakota Southern Railroad]]

[[Delaware & Hudson Paint Information|Delaware & Hudson]]

[[Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Paint Information|Delaware, Lackawanna & Western]]

[[Delaware Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Railroad]]

[[Delaware Western Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Western Railroad]]

[[Denver & Rio Grande: Paint Information|Denver & Rio Grande]]

[[Denver Pacific Railway Paint Information|Denver Pacific Railway]]

[[Denver South Park & Pacific Paint Information|Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad]]

[[Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad Paint Information|Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad]]

[[Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Paint Information|Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad]]

[[Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad]]

[[Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad]]

[[Duluth & Iron Range Railway Paint Information|Duluth & Iron Range Railway]]

[[Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Paint Information|Duluth South Shore & Atlantic]]

[[Dunkirk Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Paint Information|Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway]]

==E==

[[East & West Railway Paint Information|East & West Railway]]

[[East Broad Top Railroad Paint Information|East Broad Top Railroad]]

[[East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad Paint Information|East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad]]

[[Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Eastern Railroad]]

[[Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad]]

[[Erie Paint Information|Erie]]

[[Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad Paint Information|Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad]]

[[European & North American Railway Paint Information|European & North American Railway]]

==F==

[[Fairhaven & Southern Railroad Paint Information|Fairhaven & Southern Railroad]]

[[Fitchburg Railroad Paint Information|Fitchburg Railroad]]

[[Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad Paint Information|Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad]]

[[Florida Railway & Navigation Company Paint Information|Florida Railway & Navigation Company]]

[[Fort Madison & North Western Railroad Paint Information|Fort Madison & North Western Railroad]]

[[Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Paint Information|Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad]]

==G==

[[Georgia Railroad Paint Information|Georgia Railroad]]

[[Gettysburg Railroad Paint Information|Gettysburg Railroad]]

[[Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Paint Information|Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad]]

[[Grand River Valley Railroad Paint Information|Grand River Valley Railroad]]

[[Grand Trunk Railway Paint Information|Grand Trunk Railway]]

[[Great Northern Paint Information|Great Northern]]

[[Great Western Railway of Canada Paint Information|Great Western Railway of Canada]]

==H==

[[Housatonic Railroad Paint Information|Housatonic Railroad]]

[[Houston & Texas Central Railroad Paint Information|Houston & Texas Central Railroad]]

[[Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|Hudson River Railroad]]

==I==

[[Illinois Central Railroad Paint Information|Illinois Central Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway]]

[[Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway]]

[[Intercolonial Railway Paint Information|Intercolonial Railway]]

[[International & Great Northern Railway Paint Information|International & Great Northern Railway]]

[[Iowa Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Iowa Eastern Railroad]]

==J==

[[Jackson & Sharp Company Paint Information|Jackson & Sharp Company]]

[[Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad Paint Information|Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Southeastern Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Southeastern Railway]]

[[Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway]]

[[Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway Paint Information|Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway]]

[[Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Paint Information|Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad]]

==K==

[[Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas Pacific Railway Paint Information|Kansas Pacific Railway]]

[[Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad Paint Information|Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad]]

[[Keokuk & Des Moines Railway Paint Information|Keokuk & Des Moines Railway]]

==L==

[[Lake Erie & Western Railway Paint Information|Lake Erie & Western Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway]]

[[Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad Paint Information|Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad]]

[[Lehigh Valley Railroad: Paint Information|Lehigh Valley Railroad]]

[[Ligonier Valley Railroad Paint Information|Ligonier Valley Railroad]]

[[Long Island Railroad Paint Information|Long Island Railroad]]

[[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Paint Information|Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]]

[[Louisville & Nashville Railroad Paint Information|Louisville & Nashville Railroad]]

[[Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad Paint Information|Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad]]

[[Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway]]

[[Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway]]

==M==

[[Macon & Brunswick Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Brunswick Railroad]]

[[Macon & Western Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Western Railroad]]

[[Maine Central Railroad Paint Information|Maine Central Railroad]]

[[Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Paint Information|Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad]]

[[Marietta & North Georgia Railway Paint Information|Marietta & North Georgia Railway]]

[[Memphis & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Memphis & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Merchant's Despatch (MDT) Paint Information|Merchant's Despatch (MDT)]]

[[Meriden & Cromwell Railroad Paint Information|Meriden & Cromwell Railroad]]

[[Michigan Central Railroad Paint Information|Michigan Central Railroad]]

[[Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway]]

[[Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway]]

[[Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Paint Information|Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway]]

[[Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad Paint Information|Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad]]

[[Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway Paint Information|Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway]]

[[Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Paint Information|Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway]]

[[Missouri Pacific Railway Paint Information|Missouri Pacific Railway]]

[[Mobile & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Mobile & Ohio Railroad]]

[[Montgomery & West Point Railroad Paint Information|Montgomery & West Point Railroad]]

[[Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad Paint Information|Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad]]

==N==

[[Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Paint Information|Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad]]

[[Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Paint Information|Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad]]

[[Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Paint Information|Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway]]

[[National Despatch Line (National Car Company) Paint Information|National Despatch Line (National Car Company)]]

[[Naugatuck Railroad Paint Information|Naugatuck Railroad]]

[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad: Paint Information|Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad]]

[[New Brunswick Railway Paint Information|New Brunswick Railway]]

[[New Jersey & New York Railway Paint Information|New Jersey & New York Railway]]

[[New Jersey Midland Railway Paint Information|New Jersey Midland Railway]]

[[New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company Paint Information|New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company]]

[[New London Northern Railroad Paint Information|New London Northern Railroad]]

[[New Orleans & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans & Mobile Railroad]]

[[New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad]]

[[New York & Harlem Railroad Paint Information|New York & Harlem Railroad]]

[[New York & New England Railroad Paint Information|New York & New England Railroad]]

[[New York Central Railroad Paint Information|New York Central]]

[[New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|New York Central & Hudson River Railroad]]

[[New York Chicago & St. Louis Paint Information|New York Chicago & St. Louis (Nickle Plate)]]

[[New York New Haven & Hartford Paint Information|New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad]]

[[New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad]]

[[New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line) Paint Information|New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line)]]

[[New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway Paint Information|New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway]]

[[New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad Paint Information|New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad]]

[[Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Norfolk & Western Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk & Western Railroad]]

[[Norfolk Southern Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk Southern Railroad]]

[[Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Northern Alabama Railway Paint Information|Northern Alabama Railway]]

[[Northern Central Railway Paint Information|Northern Central Railway]]

[[North Eastern Railroad Paint Information|North Eastern Railroad]]

[[North Missouri Railroad Paint Information|North Missouri Railroad]]

[[Northern Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Northern Pacific Railroad]]

==O==

[[Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad Paint Information|Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad Paint Information|Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Mississippi Railway Paint Information|Ohio & Mississippi Railway]]

[[Ohio River Railroad Paint Information|Ohio River Railroad]]

[[Old Colony Railroad Paint Information|Old Colony Railroad]]

[[Oregon Short Line Paint Information|Oregon Short Line]]

==P==

[[Pennsylvania Railroad: Paint Information|Pennsylvania Railroad]]

[[Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia & Erie Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Reading Paint Information|Philadelphia & Reading]]

[[Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Lake Erie]]

[[Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route) Paint Information|Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route)]]

[[Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway]]

[[Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad]]

[[Plant System Paint Information|Plant System]]

[[Portland & Kennebec Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Kennebec Railroad]]

[[Portland & Rochester Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Rochester Railroad]]

[[Providence & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Providence & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Pullman Paint Information|Pullman]]

==Q==

[[Quebec & Lake St. John Railway Paint Information|Quebec & Lake St. John Railway]]

[[Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway Paint Information|Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway]]

==R==

[[Red Line Fast Freight Paint Information|Red Line Fast Freight]]

[[Redondo Railway Paint Information|Redondo Railway]]

[[Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Paint Information|Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Allegheny Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Danville Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Danville Railroad]]

[[Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Paint Information|Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad]]

[[Rio Grande Southern: Paint Information| Rio Grande Southern]]

[[Rio Grande Western Railway: Paint Information| Rio Grande Western]]

[[Roanoke & Southern Railway Paint Information|Roanoke & Southern Railway]]

[[Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Paint Information|Rochester & Syracuse Railroad]]

[[Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad Paint Information|Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad]]

[[Rutland Railroad Paint Information|Rutland Railroad]]

==S==

[[Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad Paint Information|Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad]]

[[San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Paint Information|San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern]]

[[San Francisco and North Pacific Paint Information|San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad]]

[[San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Paint Information|San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Railroad]]

[[San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake Paint Information|San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake]]

[[San Pete Valley Railway Paint Information|San Pete Valley Railway]]

[[Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway Paint Information|Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway]]

[[Sandy River Railroad Paint Information|Sandy River Railroad]]

[[Savannah & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Savannah & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Savannah Florida & Western Railway Paint Information|Savannah Florida & Western Railway]]

[[Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad Paint Information|Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad]]

[[Seaboard Air Line Railway Paint Information|Seaboard Air Line Railway]]

[[Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway Paint Information|Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway]]

[[Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad Paint Information|Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad]]

[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad Paint Information|Shenandoah Valley Railroad]]

[[Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad]]

[[South Bound Railroad Paint Information|South Bound Railroad]]

[[South Carolina Railway Paint Information|South Carolina Railway]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railroad Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railroad]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railway Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railway]]

[[Southern Central Railroad Paint Information|Southern Central Railroad]]

[[Southern Pacific Railroad: Paint Information| Southern Pacific Railroad]]

[[Southern Railway Paint Information|Southern Railway]]

[[St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Paint Information|St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway]]

[[St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & San Francisco Railway]]

[[St. Louis & Southeastern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & Southeastern Railway]]

[[St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway]]

[[St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Paint Information|St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]]

[[St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Paint Information|St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway]]

[[Street Railway Paint Information|Street Railways]]

[[Susquehanna Railroad Paint Information|Susquehanna Railroad]]

==T==

[[Texas Midland Railroad Paint Information|Texas Midland Railroad]]

[[Tiffany Refrigerator Car Paint Information|Tiffany Refrigerator Cars]]

[[Toledo & Central Ohio Railway Paint Information|Toledo & Central Ohio Railway]]

[[Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad Paint Information|Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad]]

==U==

[[Uintah Railway Paint Information|Uintah Railway]]

[[U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot Paint Information|U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot]]

[[Union Oil Company of California Paint Information|Union Oil Company of California]]

[[Union Pacific Rail Road Paint Information|Union Pacific Rail Road]]

[[Union Pacific Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific Railway]]

[[Union Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Union Pacific Railroad]]

[[Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway]]

[[Union Tank Line: Paint Information|Union Tank Line]]

[[Utah Central Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Central Railroad]]

[[Utah & Northern Railway: Paint Information|Utah & Northern Railway]]

[[Utah Railway: Paint Information|Utah Railway]]

[[Utah & Western Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Western Railway]]

[[Utica & Schenectady Railroad Paint Information|Utica & Schenectady Railroad]]

[[Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad Paint Information|Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad]]

==V==

[[Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Paint Information|Virginia & Truckee Railroad]]

[[Virginia Central Railroad Paint Information|Virginia Central Railroad]]

==W==

[[Wabash Railroad Paint Information|Wabash Railroad]]

[[Wagner Palace Car Company Paint Information|Wagner Palace Car Company]]

[[Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway Paint Information|Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway]]

[[Washington County Railroad Paint Information|Washington County Railroad]]

[[West Jersey & Atlantic Railroad Paint Information|West Jersey & Atlantic Railroad]]

[[West Shore Railroad Paint Information|West Shore Railroad]]

[[Western & Atlantic Railroad Paint Information|Western & Atlantic Railroad]]

[[Western Maryland Railroad Paint Information|Western Maryland Railroad]]

[[Western Railway of Alabama Paint Information|Western Railway of Alabama]]

[[Western Union Railroad Paint Information|Western Union Railroad]]

[[Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Paint Information|Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad]]

[[Williams Valley Railroad Paint Information|Williams Valley Railroad]]

[[Williamstown Railroad Paint Information|Williamstown Railroad]]

[[Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Northern Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Reading Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Reading Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Weldon Railroad]]

[[Wilmington & Western Railroad Paint Information|Wilmington & Western Railroad]]

[[Windsor & Annapolis Railway Paint Information|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]]

[[Wisconsin Central Paint Information|Wisconsin Central Railroad]]

==X==

==Y==

==Z==

Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Paint Information

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[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Paint Information|Virginia & Truckee Railroad]]

==Locomotives==

==Passenger cars==

'''1874'''

Passenger cars painted a “peculiar fawn color, invented by Superintendent Yerington, and contrasting finely with the gold and ornamental work.”

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UkvbaysB2VvLM9d2doaa2aCW8H_4-YWF/view?usp=sharing Territorial Enterprise (Virginia City, NV), 22 November 1874]''

'''1877'''

Passenger cars painted dark red or maroon, running gear painted yellow with black stripes.

''The Nevada State Journal (Reno, NV), 6 February 1877''

'''1904'''

Coach 19 is designated to be painted with a yellow body, trucks and platform dark brown, letter board and corner post light brown, and the legend "VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE" in Roman Gold.

''Letter to Zelnickler Supply regarding purchase of coach #19, May 1904''

==Freight Cars==

'''1873'''

January 1873: The first box cars arrive; Central Pacific built outside braced boxcars (1001 - 1009 odd numbered). They are painted yellow ochre.

[[image:VT-paintshop-roofcolors-PrincesMineral-VenetianRed-DarkBrown.jpg|500px|Color drift card from the Virginia & Truckee showing Prince's Mineral Brown.]]

==Other==

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Paint Information|Virginia & Truckee Railroad]]

Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1875'''

Passenger coaches painted orange, with blue and vermilion finish.

''The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 24 June 1875''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad Paint Information|Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad]]

Utica & Schenectady Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1837'''

Postal cars painted green. [uncertain if this is the right railroad.]

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88084121/1837-07-19/ed-1/seq-2/ The Cheraw Gazette (Cheraw, SC), 19 July 1837]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Utica & Schenectady Railroad Paint Information|Utica & Schenectady Railroad]]

Historic Railroad Paint Color Index

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===Introduction===

This page is a mirror of the document: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jbXGfg9V3cY0awKamkrwM2JlLSQepapDwU9A3Dx43-M/edit 19th Century Railroad Paint Color Research Compendium].

This is a compilation of raw primary source documentation regarding paint and lettering of North American railroads. While the focus is on the 19th Century, 20th century sources are added when found.

Data is arranged alphabetically by railroad name with an individual page for each.

For more information about railroad paint scholarship, paint photography, and the science of color, see [[Historic Paint]].

<div class="horizontaltoc">Jump to letter: [[#A|A]] - [[#B|B]] - [[#C|C]] - [[#D|D]] - [[#E|E]] - [[#F|F]] - [[#G|G]] - [[#H|H]] - [[#I|I]] - [[#J|J]] - [[#K|K]] - [[#L|L]] - [[#M|M]] - [[#N|N]] - [[#O|O]] - [[#P|P]] - [[#Q|Q]] - [[#R|R]] - [[#S|S]] - [[#T|T]] - [[#U|U]] - [[#V|V]] - [[#W|W]] - [[#X|X]] - [[#Y|Y]] - [[#Z|Z]] __NOTOC__</div>

==A==

[[American Railway Express Paint Information|American Railway Express]]

[[Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad Paint Information|Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad]]

[[Androscoggin Railroad Paint Information|Androscoggin Railroad]]

[[Ann Arbor Railroad Paint Information| Ann Arbor Railroad]]

[[Atchison & Nebraska Railroad: Paint Information|Atchison & Nebraska Railroad]]

[[Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe: Paint Information|Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe]]

[[Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad Pain Information|Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad]]

[[Atlanta & La Grange Railroad: Paint Information|Atlanta & La Grange Railroad]]

[[Atlantic & Great Western: Paint Information|Atlantic & Great Western]]

[[Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Atlantic & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Atlantic Coast Line Paint Information|Atlantic Coast Line]]

[[Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio: Paint Information|Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio]]

[[Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad Paint Information| Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad]]

==B==

[[Baltimore & Ohio Paint Information|Baltimore & Ohio]]

[[Bangor & Aroostook Paint Information|Bangor & Aroostook]]

[[Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Paint Information|Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad]]

[[Bellaire & South Western Railway Paint Information|Bellaire & South Western Railway]]

[[Blue Line Fast Freight: Paint Information|Blue Line Fast Freight]]

[[Boston & Albany Paint Information|Boston & Albany]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston & Lowell Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Lowell Railroad]]

[[Boston & Maine Paint Information|Boston & Maine]]

[[Boston & Providence Railroad Paint Information| Boston & Providence Railroad]]

[[Boston & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Paint Information|Boston Revere Beach & Lynn]]

[[Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad Paint Information|Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad]]

[[Buffalo & Susquehanna Paint Information|Buffalo & Susquehanna]]

[[Buffalo New York & Philadelphia Paint Information|Buffalo New York & Philadelphia]]

[[Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Paint Information|Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh]]

[[Burlington & Lamoille Railroad Paint Information|Burlington & Lamoille Railroad]]

[[Burlington & Missouri River Paint Information|Burlington & Missouri River]]

[[Butte Anaconda & Pacific Paint Information|Butte Anaconda & Pacific]]

==C==

[[Camden & Amboy Railroad Paint Information|Camden & Amboy Railroad]]

[[Canada Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Canada Atlantic Railway]]

[[Canadian Pacific Railway Paint Information|Canadian Pacific Railway]]

[[Canada Southern Railway Paint Information|Canada Southern Railway]]

[[Carolina Central Railroad Paint Information| Carolina Central Railroad]]

[[Carson & Colorado Railroad Paint Information| Carson & Colorado Railroad]]

[[Cayuga Lake Railroad Paint Information| Cayuga Lake Railroad]]

[[Central Pacific Railroad: Paint Information|Central Pacific Railroad]]

[[Central Railroad of Georgia Paint Information| Central Railroad of Georgia]]

[[Central Railroad of New Jersey Paint Information| Central Railroad of New Jersey]]

[[Central Transportation Company Paint Information| Central Transportation Company]]

[[Central Vermont Railroad Paint Information|Central Vermont Railroad]]

[[Chattaroi Railway Paint Information| Chattaroi Railway]]

[[Cherokee Iron Company Paint Information| Cherokee Iron Company]]

[[Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Chesapeake & Ohio]]

[[Cheshire Railroad Paint Information|Cheshire Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Alton Railroad Paint Information|Chicago & Alton Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Chicago & Atlantic Railway]]

[[Chicago & Eastern Illinois Paint Information| Chicago & Eastern Illinois]]

[[Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad Paint Information| Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad]]

[[Chicago & North-Western Railway Paint Information|Chicago & North-Western Railway]]

[[Chicago Burlington & Quincy Paint Information|Chicago Burlington & Quincy]]

[[Chicago Great Western Paint Information| Chicago Great Western Railroad]]

[[Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Paint Information|Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul]]

[[Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Paint Information|Chicago Rock Island & Pacific]]

[[Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans Paint Information| Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans]]

[[Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City Paint Information| Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City]]

[[Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway| Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway Paint Information|Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago Paint Information| Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago]]

[[Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad Paint Information| Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad]]

[[Cincinnati Southern Railway Paint Information| Cincinnati Southern Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan Paint Information| Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan]]

[[Cleveland Akron & Columbus Paint Information| Cleveland Akron & Columbus]]

[[Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four) Paint Information|Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four)]]

[[Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis Paint Information|Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware]]

[[Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Paint Information| Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling]]

[[Colorado Midland Paint Information|Colorado Midland]]

[[Colorado & Southern Railway Paint Information|Colorado & Southern Railway]]

[[Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Paint Information| Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking]]

[[Colusa & Lake Railroad Paint Information| Colusa & Lake Railroad]]

[[Concord Railroad Paint Information| Concord Railroad]]

[[Connecticut River Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut River Railroad]]

[[Connecticut Western Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut Western Railroad]]

[[Connotton Valley Railroad Paint Information|Connotton Valley Railroad]]

[[Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Paint Information| Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley]]

[[Cumberland & Pennsylvania Paint Information| Cumberland & Pennsylvania]]

[[Cumberland Valley Railroad Paint Information| Cumberland Valley Railroad]]

==D==

[[Dakota Southern Railroad Paint Information|Dakota Southern Railroad]]

[[Delaware & Hudson Paint Information|Delaware & Hudson]]

[[Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Paint Information|Delaware, Lackawanna & Western]]

[[Delaware Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Railroad]]

[[Delaware Western Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Western Railroad]]

[[Denver & Rio Grande: Paint Information|Denver & Rio Grande]]

[[Denver Pacific Railway Paint Information|Denver Pacific Railway]]

[[Denver South Park & Pacific Paint Information|Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad]]

[[Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad Paint Information|Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad]]

[[Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Paint Information|Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad]]

[[Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad]]

[[Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad]]

[[Duluth & Iron Range Railway Paint Information|Duluth & Iron Range Railway]]

[[Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Paint Information|Duluth South Shore & Atlantic]]

[[Dunkirk Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Paint Information|Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway]]

==E==

[[East & West Railway Paint Information|East & West Railway]]

[[East Broad Top Railroad Paint Information|East Broad Top Railroad]]

[[East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad Paint Information|East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad]]

[[Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Eastern Railroad]]

[[Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad]]

[[Erie Paint Information|Erie]]

[[Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad Paint Information|Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad]]

[[European & North American Railway Paint Information|European & North American Railway]]

==F==

[[Fairhaven & Southern Railroad Paint Information|Fairhaven & Southern Railroad]]

[[Fitchburg Railroad Paint Information|Fitchburg Railroad]]

[[Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad Paint Information|Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad]]

[[Florida Railway & Navigation Company Paint Information|Florida Railway & Navigation Company]]

[[Fort Madison & North Western Railroad Paint Information|Fort Madison & North Western Railroad]]

[[Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Paint Information|Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad]]

==G==

[[Georgia Railroad Paint Information|Georgia Railroad]]

[[Gettysburg Railroad Paint Information|Gettysburg Railroad]]

[[Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Paint Information|Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad]]

[[Grand River Valley Railroad Paint Information|Grand River Valley Railroad]]

[[Grand Trunk Railway Paint Information|Grand Trunk Railway]]

[[Great Northern Paint Information|Great Northern]]

[[Great Western Railway of Canada Paint Information|Great Western Railway of Canada]]

==H==

[[Housatonic Railroad Paint Information|Housatonic Railroad]]

[[Houston & Texas Central Railroad Paint Information|Houston & Texas Central Railroad]]

[[Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|Hudson River Railroad]]

==I==

[[Illinois Central Railroad Paint Information|Illinois Central Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway]]

[[Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway]]

[[Intercolonial Railway Paint Information|Intercolonial Railway]]

[[International & Great Northern Railway Paint Information|International & Great Northern Railway]]

[[Iowa Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Iowa Eastern Railroad]]

==J==

[[Jackson & Sharp Company Paint Information|Jackson & Sharp Company]]

[[Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad Paint Information|Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Southeastern Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Southeastern Railway]]

[[Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway]]

[[Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway Paint Information|Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway]]

[[Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Paint Information|Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad]]

==K==

[[Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas Pacific Railway Paint Information|Kansas Pacific Railway]]

[[Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad Paint Information|Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad]]

[[Keokuk & Des Moines Railway Paint Information|Keokuk & Des Moines Railway]]

==L==

[[Lake Erie & Western Railway Paint Information|Lake Erie & Western Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway]]

[[Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad Paint Information|Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad]]

[[Lehigh Valley Railroad: Paint Information|Lehigh Valley Railroad]]

[[Ligonier Valley Railroad Paint Information|Ligonier Valley Railroad]]

[[Long Island Railroad Paint Information|Long Island Railroad]]

[[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Paint Information|Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]]

[[Louisville & Nashville Railroad Paint Information|Louisville & Nashville Railroad]]

[[Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad Paint Information|Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad]]

[[Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway]]

[[Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway]]

==M==

[[Macon & Brunswick Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Brunswick Railroad]]

[[Macon & Western Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Western Railroad]]

[[Maine Central Railroad Paint Information|Maine Central Railroad]]

[[Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Paint Information|Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad]]

[[Marietta & North Georgia Railway Paint Information|Marietta & North Georgia Railway]]

[[Memphis & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Memphis & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Merchant's Despatch (MDT) Paint Information|Merchant's Despatch (MDT)]]

[[Meriden & Cromwell Railroad Paint Information|Meriden & Cromwell Railroad]]

[[Michigan Central Railroad Paint Information|Michigan Central Railroad]]

[[Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway]]

[[Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway]]

[[Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Paint Information|Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway]]

[[Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad Paint Information|Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad]]

[[Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway Paint Information|Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway]]

[[Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Paint Information|Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway]]

[[Missouri Pacific Railway Paint Information|Missouri Pacific Railway]]

[[Mobile & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Mobile & Ohio Railroad]]

[[Montgomery & West Point Railroad Paint Information|Montgomery & West Point Railroad]]

[[Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad Paint Information|Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad]]

==N==

[[Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Paint Information|Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad]]

[[Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Paint Information|Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad]]

[[Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Paint Information|Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway]]

[[National Despatch Line (National Car Company) Paint Information|National Despatch Line (National Car Company)]]

[[Naugatuck Railroad Paint Information|Naugatuck Railroad]]

[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad: Paint Information|Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad]]

[[New Brunswick Railway Paint Information|New Brunswick Railway]]

[[New Jersey & New York Railway Paint Information|New Jersey & New York Railway]]

[[New Jersey Midland Railway Paint Information|New Jersey Midland Railway]]

[[New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company Paint Information|New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company]]

[[New London Northern Railroad Paint Information|New London Northern Railroad]]

[[New Orleans & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans & Mobile Railroad]]

[[New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad]]

[[New York & Harlem Railroad Paint Information|New York & Harlem Railroad]]

[[New York & New England Railroad Paint Information|New York & New England Railroad]]

[[New York Central Railroad Paint Information|New York Central]]

[[New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|New York Central & Hudson River Railroad]]

[[New York Chicago & St. Louis Paint Information|New York Chicago & St. Louis (Nickle Plate)]]

[[New York New Haven & Hartford Paint Information|New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad]]

[[New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad]]

[[New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line) Paint Information|New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line)]]

[[New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway Paint Information|New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway]]

[[New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad Paint Information|New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad]]

[[Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Norfolk & Western Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk & Western Railroad]]

[[Norfolk Southern Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk Southern Railroad]]

[[Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Northern Alabama Railway Paint Information|Northern Alabama Railway]]

[[Northern Central Railway Paint Information|Northern Central Railway]]

[[North Eastern Railroad Paint Information|North Eastern Railroad]]

[[North Missouri Railroad Paint Information|North Missouri Railroad]]

[[Northern Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Northern Pacific Railroad]]

==O==

[[Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad Paint Information|Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad Paint Information|Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Mississippi Railway Paint Information|Ohio & Mississippi Railway]]

[[Ohio River Railroad Paint Information|Ohio River Railroad]]

[[Old Colony Railroad Paint Information|Old Colony Railroad]]

[[Oregon Short Line Paint Information|Oregon Short Line]]

==P==

[[Pennsylvania Railroad: Paint Information|Pennsylvania Railroad]]

[[Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia & Erie Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Reading Paint Information|Philadelphia & Reading]]

[[Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Lake Erie]]

[[Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route) Paint Information|Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route)]]

[[Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway]]

[[Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad]]

[[Plant System Paint Information|Plant System]]

[[Portland & Kennebec Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Kennebec Railroad]]

[[Portland & Rochester Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Rochester Railroad]]

[[Providence & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Providence & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Pullman Paint Information|Pullman]]

==Q==

[[Quebec & Lake St. John Railway Paint Information|Quebec & Lake St. John Railway]]

[[Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway Paint Information|Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway]]

==R==

[[Red Line Fast Freight Paint Information|Red Line Fast Freight]]

[[Redondo Railway Paint Information|Redondo Railway]]

[[Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Paint Information|Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Allegheny Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Danville Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Danville Railroad]]

[[Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Paint Information|Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad]]

[[Rio Grande Southern: Paint Information| Rio Grande Southern]]

[[Rio Grande Western Railway: Paint Information| Rio Grande Western]]

[[Roanoke & Southern Railway Paint Information|Roanoke & Southern Railway]]

[[Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Paint Information|Rochester & Syracuse Railroad]]

[[Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad Paint Information|Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad]]

[[Rutland Railroad Paint Information|Rutland Railroad]]

==S==

[[Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad Paint Information|Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad]]

[[San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Paint Information|San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern]]

[[San Francisco and North Pacific Paint Information|San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad]]

[[San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Paint Information|San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Railroad]]

[[San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake Paint Information|San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake]]

[[San Pete Valley Railway Paint Information|San Pete Valley Railway]]

[[Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway Paint Information|Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway]]

[[Sandy River Railroad Paint Information|Sandy River Railroad]]

[[Savannah & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Savannah & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Savannah Florida & Western Railway Paint Information|Savannah Florida & Western Railway]]

[[Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad Paint Information|Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad]]

[[Seaboard Air Line Railway Paint Information|Seaboard Air Line Railway]]

[[Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway Paint Information|Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway]]

[[Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad Paint Information|Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad]]

[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad Paint Information|Shenandoah Valley Railroad]]

[[Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad]]

[[South Bound Railroad Paint Information|South Bound Railroad]]

[[South Carolina Railway Paint Information|South Carolina Railway]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railroad Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railroad]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railway Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railway]]

[[Southern Central Railroad Paint Information|Southern Central Railroad]]

[[Southern Pacific Railroad: Paint Information| Southern Pacific Railroad]]

[[Southern Railway Paint Information|Southern Railway]]

[[St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Paint Information|St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway]]

[[St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & San Francisco Railway]]

[[St. Louis & Southeastern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & Southeastern Railway]]

[[St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway]]

[[St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Paint Information|St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]]

[[St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Paint Information|St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway]]

[[Street Railway Paint Information|Street Railways]]

[[Susquehanna Railroad Paint Information|Susquehanna Railroad]]

==T==

[[Texas Midland Railroad Paint Information|Texas Midland Railroad]]

[[Tiffany Refrigerator Car Paint Information|Tiffany Refrigerator Cars]]

[[Toledo & Central Ohio Railway Paint Information|Toledo & Central Ohio Railway]]

[[Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad Paint Information|Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad]]

==U==

[[Uintah Railway Paint Information|Uintah Railway]]

[[U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot Paint Information|U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot]]

[[Union Oil Company of California Paint Information|Union Oil Company of California]]

[[Union Pacific Rail Road Paint Information|Union Pacific Rail Road]]

[[Union Pacific Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific Railway]]

[[Union Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Union Pacific Railroad]]

[[Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway]]

[[Union Tank Line: Paint Information|Union Tank Line]]

[[Utah Central Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Central Railroad]]

[[Utah & Northern Railway: Paint Information|Utah & Northern Railway]]

[[Utah Railway: Paint Information|Utah Railway]]

[[Utah & Western Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Western Railway]]

[[Utica & Schenectady Railroad Paint Information|Utica & Schenectady Railroad]]

[[Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad Paint Information|Utica Ithaca & Elmira Railroad]]

==V==

[[Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Paint Information|Virginia & Truckee Railroad]]

[[Virginia Central Railroad Paint Information|Virginia Central Railroad]]

==W==

[[Wagner Palace Car Company Paint Information|Wagner Palace Car Company]]

[[Western & Atlantic Railroad Paint Information|Western & Atlantic Railroad]]

[[Wisconsin Central Paint Information|Wisconsin Central Railroad]]

==X==

==Y==

==Z==

Union Tank Line: Paint Information

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Union Tank Line was owned by the Standard Oil Company of New York (SOCONY), so color standards were uniform between the two companies for much of their existence.

==Freight Cars==

'''1873'''

Tank cars built by the Harrisburg Car Manufacturing Company were painted with white tanks, blue domes and red ends and frames.

''Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), 2 April 1873''

'''1877'''

A new batch of tank cars from the same manufacturer was painted the same.

''Pittsburgh Commercial and Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), 8 May 1877''

'''1880s'''

''White, 1993'' states that UTL cars were painted red through the 1880s up until 1912, when they started to be painted black.

'''1883'''

SOCONY tank cars painted blue.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042459/1883-11-14/ed-1/seq-3/ Daily Los Angeles Herald, 14 November 1883]''

Dupont paint color number 83-30483, 254-35405. Commonly known as Southern Pacific "Daylight Red" was also specified as Socony (Standard Oil Company of New York) Red.

Pullman paint color numbers 70-65 and 70-105. Commonly known as Southern Pacific "Daylight Red" was also specified as Socony (Standard Oil Company of New York) Red.

See: [[Southern Pacific Common Standard Color Drift #28]]

From '''Southern Pacific Painting and Lettering Guide'''. SPH&TS Upland, 2019.

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]]

Union Pacific Railroad Paint Information

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[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Union Pacific Railroad Paint Information]]

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==Locomotives==

'''1880'''

2-8-0 Locomotives 219 through 233 are delivered in Baldwin style 109 Olive Green and "color" (imitation gold) lettering and striping. Boiler jackets are American Iron with brass bands.

''Baldwin Locomotive Works engine specifications, 1869-1938 vol 10 p 200, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University''

'''1885'''

Locomotives 505 and 545 through 554 are delivered in black with no striping. Boiler jackets are planished iron with brass bands.

''Baldwin Locomotive Works engine specifications, 1869-1938 vol 12 p 262, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University''

'''1887'''

Locomotives are painted with the following process (see 1887 Standard Color List for interpretation):

Ironwork:

*No.2 or No.31 priming
*No.30 Intermediate coats
*No. 81 Rough stuff
*No. 29 Finishing coats
*No.67 (asphaltum) Smoke stack, ash pan, etc.

Woodwork:

*No.30 Priming and intermediate coats
*No.29 Finishing, outside
*No.34 Finishing, inside
*No.6 Lettering and numbers

'''1890'''

Locomotives are painted under the following specifications:

<blockquote>''Priming-''Tank, sand box, steam domes, drivers, truck wheels, cylinder and steam chest covers, engine frame, smoke stack and all wrought-irons to be primed with a paint composed of 10 pounds English red lead standard color No.77; 3 pounds Johnson's magnetic paint, standard color NO. 95; 1/4 pound Eddie's Lamp-black, standard color No.65; thinned with priming oil, composed of one gallon, best boiled linseed oil; one qt. turpentine; 1/2 pt. best Japan, and well rubbed out under the brush.</blockquote>
<blockquote>All wood-work, except inside of sash, to be primed with a paint composed of 4 pounds white lead, standard color No.30; 2 pounds Prince's Metallic, standard color No.97; made quite thin with priming oil composed of 2 gals. raw linseed oil, 1 pt. coach Japan, 1. qt. turpentine, mixed.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Surfacing-''All nail holes, etc., to be filled with hard drying lead putty, and tank, drivers, all rough irons, and all wood except inside of cab, to be brought to a level surface with a paste filler composed of 5 pounds white lead, standard color No.30; 1 pound Prince's metallic, standard color No.97; 4 pounds whiting, ground thick in coach Japan, and applied with a broad stiff knife, leaving none on the surface.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Second Coat-''Tank, outside of cab, sand box, domes, drivers, engine truck, wheels, cylinder and steam chest covers and pilot, to be second coated with a mixture of 5 pounds white lead, standard color No.30; 5 pounds ivory black, standard color No. 29; thinned with turpentine.</blockquote>
<blockquote>LETTERING.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Letters and numbers for Freight Engines-'' To have two coats of standard color No.8, as per pounce patterns furnished.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Letters and numbers for Passenger Engines-'' All letters and numbers on cab, sand box, and front end to be in gold, standard colors No.30 and 32. Numbers on tank to be two coats of standard color No.6.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Rods-''To be finished the same as the drivers.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Sash-''To have double thick glass, outside of sash to have two coats of ground color and grained light mahogany or beywood inside to be filled and finished on the natural wood.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Inside of Cab-''To have two coats of green, standard color No. 34, thinned with turpentine.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Tender Frame-''To be coated inside before floor is laid, and all joints put together with mineral paint, standard color No.98.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Inside of Tank, etc.-'' Water space and coal space, top and bottom of tank, outside of boiler under the lagging, and inside of wrought-iron plates on fender frame, to have a good coat of color, composed of 10 pounds red lead, standard color No.77; 10 pounds Johnson's magnetic paint, standard color No.95; thinned with boiled linseed oil, and thoroughly coated, especially the water space.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Finishing-'' Tank, outside of cab, sash, sand box, domes, drivers, engine truck wheels, steam chest and cylinder covers and number plate, to be finished with two coats of engine finishing varnish.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Inside of Cab and Sash-'' To be finished with two coats of coach rubbing varnish, and boiler plates, seat boxes, etc. to be painted the color of black walnut, mixed with coach rubbing varnish.
Engine frame, smoke-stack, trucks, all irons, chains, injector, air pump castings, to be finished with two coats of ivory black No.29, thinned with engine finishing varnish.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Cab Roof. -'' Floor of tender and cab, and top and bottom of running boards, to have two coats of standard color NO.98; also the cab roof to have one coat of the same under tin.</blockquote>
<blockquote>-G.W. Cushing, Sup't M.P. & Mach'y.</blockquote>

''Specification No.768: Painting Locomotive Engines and Tenders, Union Pacific Railway Company, Office Sup't Motive Power and Machinery, January 1890.''

'''1891'''

General Master Mechanic Middleton issued "stringent orders" forbidding engine stacks from being painted red. Red stacks were not a railroad standard but were a very popular practice among engineers, so it is not known which Union Pacific locomotives had red stacks and for how long.

''Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 23 January 1891''

'''1895'''

Union Pacific begins lettering freight locomotives with aluminum leaf and passenger engines with gold leaf.

''Salt Lake Daily Tribune 4 September 1895''

''Rawlins Republican, 13 September 1895''

'''1903'''

Steam locomotives and tenders are lettered using aluminum leaf. Cab roofs are CS-13 Carbon Black. Window sashes are painted CS-4 Maroon. The rest of the locomotive, including the channels of the rods, are painted CS-7 Black Varnish.

''Union Pacific Specification CS-22: Paint - Numerical List of Paints and their Uses. Adopted December 1903, revised 26 October 1926.''

'''1905'''

Number plate figures were polished aluminum.

''Drawing CA-4492 "Union Pacific System Common Standard Number Plate," 28 January 1905.''

==Freight Cars==

'''1876'''

Rawlin's Metallic Paint Company advertises that Union Pacific and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company both use their product.

''[https://archive.org/details/5088829_49/page/n552/mode/1up?q=paint| American Railroad Journal 29 April 1876 p543.]''

'''1883'''

Union Pacific specifies a light green color for refrigerator cars of all types and patents with a darker green fascia and mineral red roofs, underframe and trucks. Lettering in black. This paint scheme would have applied to all of Union Pacific's subsidiary railroads, including the Denver South Park & Pacific.

''Sherwin-Williams Union Pacific Paint Catalog, collection of Randy Hees''

''See also [http://c-sng-discussion-forum.41377.n7.nabble.com/Denver-NNGC-Notes-Tiffany-Reefer-Colors-again-UP-Standard-Reefer-Green-td9330.html| C&SNG Discussion Forum]''

'''1887'''

Box, stock and outfit cars are painted with standard colors No.2 or No.31 on the body and trucks, No.63 for trim, lettering and numbers and No.66 for the lettering panels.

No.2 is "Perfect Method Freight Car Color," a half-and-half mix of English Venetian red and Prince's Metallic. No.31 is "Freight Car Color," Rawlins' Mineral Red.

[[image:UP-1887-StandardFreightCarColors.jpg|center|500px|Thumb|upright=1.1|Illustration from the 1887 standards book.]]

Refrigerator cars are painted with standard colors No.24 on the body and roof; No.25 for trim; No.2 or No.31 on underframe and trucks, No.63 for lettering on trucks and No.66 for lettering and numbering.

[[image:UP-1887-StandardRefrigeratorColors.jpg|center|500px|Thumb|upright=1.1|Illustration from the 1887 standards book.]]

''"List of Standard Paints," Union Pacific Railway Standard Paints and Colors 1887 pp5-8.''

'''1893'''

Rawlins Red paint is the standard freight car color.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2017270211/1893-07-13/ed-1/seq-7/|The Alliance-Independent (Lincoln, Nebraska), 13 July 1893.]''

'''1896'''

Iron and other metal parts on rolling stock painted with Hanion Brothers & Co. "Antoxide" paint (black).

''Railroad Car Journal August 1896''

'''1903'''

Automobile cars, boxcars and stock cars, are painted CS-11 "Metallic."

Refrigerator car sides are painted CS-8 Refrigerator Yellow with CS-11 "Metallic" ends. Metal roofs, metal underframes, trucks and grab irons are painted CS-13 Carbon Black; wood roofs are painted CS-11 "Metallic."

''Union Pacific Specification CS-22: Paint - Numerical List of Paints and their Uses. Adopted December 1903, revised 26 October 1926.''

'''1904'''

Defect card holders on freight cars are painted CS-17 lamp black, regardless of color of carbody, with white lettering spelling "DEFECT CARDS."

''Drawing C-420 "Common Standard Defect Card Board," May 1904, revised 21 October 1913.''

'''1950'''

Steel boxcars and automobile cars are painted C.S. 22 No.33 Red Freight Car Paint on sides, roofs, underframes, all runningboards, trucks, and interior surfaces. The interior is then painted from floor line upwards two feet with C.S.22 No. 167 Light Black Car Cement. Lettering, including stenciling on trucks, is in C.S.22 No.186 Armour Yellow Stencil Paste. Auto loader stenciling is done in black enamel on a white background. B-50-40 and B-50-41 class boxcars receive C.S.22 No.168 Medium Black Car Cement on roofs, ends, and underframe.

Wood boxcars and automobile cars are painted C.S. 22 No.33 Red Freight Car Paint on all exterior wood surfaces, roofs, all runningboards, underframes and trucks.

Open gondolas and flatcars are painted C.S. 22 No.33 Red Freight Car Paint on all exterior surfaces, underframe, trucks. Interiors and decking are given two coats Chromate primer on steel surfaces and C.S.22 No.40 Wood Primer on wood surfaces. When repainted, the interior surfaces and decks do not get re-primed or repainted. Lettering is in C.S.22 No.186 Armour Yellow Stencil Paste. Class G-50-13 gondolas receive C.S.222 No.168 medium black car cement on ends and underframe.

Red stock cars are painted C.S.22 No.33 Red Freight Car Paint on all surfaces including runningboards, underframes and trucks. Lettering is in C.S.22 No.186 Armour Yellow Stencil Paste.

Yellow stock cars are painted C.S.22 No.35 Yellow Freight Car Paint on all exterior side surfaces and C.S.22 No.26 Aluminum on steel ends, roofs, and runningboards, both metal and wood. Underframe and trucks are painted C.S.22 No.34 Black Freight Car Paint. Journal box lids on roller bearing-equipped cars are painted C.S.22 No.35 Armour Yellow Freight Car Paint. Lettering is in C.S.22 No.187 Red Stencil Paste; stenciling on trucks is in No.186 Armour Yellow Stencil Paste.

Covered hoppers are painted C.S.22 No.42 harbor Mist Gray Freight Car Paint on all exterior surfaces including trucks and runningboards. Lettering is in C.S.22 No.188 Black Stencil Paste.

Tank cars are painted C.S.22 No.34 Black Freight Car Paint on all surfaces including trucks and runningboards.

Sand is applied to painted wood runningboards before paint dries.

''Standard Practice for Painting, Repainting and Stenciling Freight Train Cars and Work Equipment Cars. Omaha, Nebraska: 29 April 1950.''

'''1960'''

The roofs of classes CH-70-4, CH-70-5, CH-70-7, CH-70-8, CH-70-9, and CH-70-12 covered hoppers, even those painted aluminum, are primed with No.37 Red Zinc Chromate primer and painted with A.C. Horn Company's Battleship Gray Tread-Sure or Truscon Lboratory's Saf-T-Dek No.700 Gray.

''Correspondence, D.S. Neuhart to R.J. Dunn, C.T. Armstrong, R.F. Weiss, H.L. Crane, F.D. Acord, J.E. Pickett, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 January 1960.''

'''1963'''

Due to a surplus of DuPont #83-508 white enamel at the Ablina and Omaha stores, the use of yellow lettering on boxcars is discontinued and replaced with white lettering.

''Correspondence D.S. Neuhart to W.C. Haber, Omaha, Nebraska, 7 December 1963.''

40 and 50 foot boxcars and auto cars are painted in Red Synthetic Freight Car paint with white lettering. The use of the "Be Specific - Ship Union Pacific" herald is replaced with a 60-inch shield herald applied as a Scotchcal decal and the "Ship and Travel the Automated Railway" slogan.

Insulated boxcars are painted orange with black lettering.

''Correspondence D.S. Neuhart to R.F. Weiss, H.L. Crane, J.A. Schellhorn, J.E. Pickett and R.C. Cochran, Omaha, Nebraska, 18 December 1963.''

==Cabooses==

'''1886'''

Before September 9th cabooses are painted Standard Paint Color No. 20 "Outside Caboose Color." After September 9th cabooses are painted Standard Paint Color No. 32 "Outside Caboose Color."

Inside walls are painted Standard Paint Color No. 21, slate green color. Lettering and numbers are shaded with the same color until December 4th. After December 4th lettering shading is Standard Paint Color No.89.

''"List of Standard Paints," Union Pacific Railway Standard Paints and Colors 1887 pp5-8.''

'''1887'''

A majority of the Union Pacific cabooses have donned a bright yellow coat. The remainder will be given a similar coat as soon as possible.

Cheyenne Daily Leader, September 24, 1887.

Cabooses are painted on the outside with standard paint colors No.30 for priming; No.32 for finishing coats, No.21 for trim, No.22 for lettering and numbers shaded with No.89, No.3 on the trucks, No.29 on the hand rails, truss rods and ironwork on the trucks, No.63 for truck striping, No.2 or No.31 for the roof and underframe, and No.26 for the signal balls.

The interior is painted with standard colors No.21 on the walls, No.23 on the ceiling and No.33 on the floor.

[[image:UP-1887-StandardCabooseColors.jpg|center|500px|Thumb|upright=1.1|Illustration from the 1887 standards book.]]

''"List of Standard Paints," Union Pacific Railway Standard Paints and Colors 1887 pp5-8.''

'''1901'''

The work of painting cabooses the standard color of red is progressing rapidly and many cabooses are now seen on the road of this color.

Cheyenne Daily Leader Wednesday, October 30, 1901.

'''1903'''

Cabooses are painted CS-11 Metallic (brown) with CS-13 Carbon Black on trucks and iron work.

''Union Pacific Specification CS-22: Paint - Numerical List of Paints and their Uses. Adopted December 1903, revised 26 October 1926.''

'''1907'''

Fusee boxes in class CA-1 and CA-2 cabooses are painted Signal Red with "FUSEES," "MATCHES," "TORPEDOS" and "UP" lettered in black.

''Drawing C-1325 "Common Standard Fusee & Torpedo Box," December 1907.''

'''1950'''

Cabooses are painted C.S.22 No.35 Armour Yellow Freight Car Paint on sides, ends, doors, and step risers. Platforms and step treads are painted C.S.22 NO.4 maroon paint. Platform railings, hand brakes, ladders, and handholds (except on cupolas) are painted C.S.22 No.29 Striping Red Enamel. Roofs, all runningboards and cupola handholds are painted C.S.22 No.33 Red Freight Car Paint (except mulehide roofs, which are unpainted). Underframes and trucks are painted C.S.22 No.34 Black Freight Car Paint. Walls, ceilings and interior walls of cupolas painted C.S.22 No.31 Light Green Flat Paint. Interior wainscotting is painted up to four feet from floor in C.S.22 No.30 Dark Green Flat Paint. Interior floors and cupola platforms painted C.S.22 No.4 Maroon Paint.

''Standard Practice for Painting, Repainting and Stenciling Freight Train Cars and Work Equipment Cars. Omaha, Nebraska: 29 April 1950.''

'''1959'''

Caboose interiors are changed from flat to semi-gloss paint. Interior walls are painted CS-22 No.30 "Dark Green Interior Semi-Gloss Paint" and CS-22 No.31 "Light Green Interior Semi-Gloss Paint."

''Correspondence, D.S. Neuhart to G.T. Wickstrom, Omaha, Nebraska, 5 October 1959.''

'''1960'''

Cabooses 25402 and 25441 assigned to pool service with the CB&Q are painted aluminum on the sides, ends and cupola; red on the roof; underframe and appliances in black freight car paint; and all lettering in red stencil paint.

''Correspondence D.S. Neuhart to R.C. Cochran, Omaha, Nebraska, 22 November 1960.''

'''1963'''

The interiors of all cabooses are changed from semi-gloss to full gloss. Interior walls are painted CS-22 No.30 Dark Green and No.32 Light Green.
Union Pacific's paint supplier at this time is American-Marietta, Charles R. Long Division.

''Correspondence H.C. Haber to R.J. Murphy, Omaha, Nebraska, 15 March 1963.''

==Passenger Equipment==

'''1866'''

Director's car "Omaha" was painted a rich wine color.

''Fort Wayne Daily Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 30 May 1866''

'''1868'''

First and Second Class passenger cars and the paymaster's car are painted a wine color.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022046/1868-01-22/ed-1/seq-3/ The Gold Hill Daily News (Gold Hill, NV), 22 January 1868].''

'''1870'''

Passenger cars painted "Quaker Drab."

''[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021737674?urlappend=%3Bseq=85 Railroad Gazette, 22 October 1870, pg. 73].''

'''1871'''

Passenger cars uniformly painted a “rich brown, set off with gold trimmings.”

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1opz5LIKthcdbryiglClJCK2JwdVlhPGY/view?usp=sharing The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), 19 July 1871]''

'''1878'''

Passenger cars painted a “deep wine color,” lettered and ornamented in gold.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EgGtBBX7sx33oPijlP89mBjKKtjIa4VS/view?usp=sharing The Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE), 8 March 1878]''

'''1883'''

Buffet car, “Monterey,” painted chocolate brown, relieved with gold trimming.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FA8_jXMwgcNcYTzvfQmd_tyFJ5fwvwNn/view?usp=sharing San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), 22 December 1883]''

'''1887'''

Coaches and Emigrant Cars are painted with standard colors No.30 for priming; No.1 for exterior finishing; No.4 (ground) and No.5 (finish) together on belt rails and patches; No.6 for ornamentation; No.82 and No.80 for lettering; No.7 and No.8 for lettering shading; No.11 for faux mahogany graining on window sashes; No.2 or No.31 on roof and underframe; No.3 on the trucks and platforms; No.29 on hand rails, trussrods and truck iron; and No.63 for truck striping.

The interior is painted standard colors No.19 on hat racks and seats and No.33 on the floor.

[[image:UP-1887-StandardPassengerEquipmentColors.jpg|center|500px|Thumb|upright=1.1|Illustration from the 1887 standards book.]]

Pullman sleepers are painted with standard colors No.30 for priming, No.1 for exterior finishing; No.4 (ground) and No.5 (finish) together on exterior bands; No.29 on band centers, panels, hand rails, truss roads and truck iron; No.82 and No.80 for lettering, figuring and ornamentation; No.7 and No.8 for shading the lettering; No.11 for the faux mahogany grain on the window sashes; No.2 or No.31 on roof and underframe; No.3 on trucks and platforms and No.63 for striping and lettering on trucks.

The interior of Pullman sleepers is painted with standard color No.33 on the floor.

''"List of Standard Paints," Union Pacific Railway Standard Paints and Colors 1887 pp5-8.''

'''1894'''

Passenger coaches painted light yellow.

'''1895'''

Passenger cars repainted to Van Dyke Brown.

''The Kansas City Journal (Kansas City, MO), 28 October 1895''

''[https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qg03ht/12825282| "First Car Finished," The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 1899"]''

'''1902'''

The car fleet used on Overland Limited trains, jointly owned by UP, SP, and C&NW, is painted Pullman Standard color.

''Railway Age 4 April 1902.''

'''1903'''

Passenger cars are painted CS-1 Dark Olive on the bodies, vestibules, and windows; CS-2 Olive Enamel on the trucks, platforms, steps and battery boxes; heater pipes and signal lines painted CS-4 Maroon; buffer faces, diaphragm face plates, handrails and grab irons, and wheels are CS-7 Black Varnish and roofs are painted CS-13 Carbon Black.

''Union Pacific Specification CS-22: Paint - Numerical List of Paints and their Uses. Adopted December 1903, revised 20 January 1923.''

==Buildings==

'''1881'''

The Ogden Utah depot (shared with the Central Pacific) introduced time boards to be placed on the platforms next to each train indicating when it would depart. These were painted red with yellow lettering.

''Ogden Herald, 14 July 1881''

The recently completed Union Pacific (Echo & Park City Railway) depot in Park City Utah was painted Lead color.

''[https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dz1fq2/10579899| Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 3 March 1881]''

'''1887'''

Station signs are painted with white lettering on a black background. Mileage markers on station signs are painted with white lettering on a red background.

[[image:UP-1887-StandardDepotSigns.jpg|center|500px|Thumb|upright=1.1|Illustration from the 1887 standards book.]]

'''1889'''

Western Union Company replaced the two pole lines on Union Pacific right-of-way between Omaha and Ogden with a single pole line. The poles were painted white.

''[https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf42vp/10797338| Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 19 March 1883.]''

'''1890'''

Machinery used in repair, car and machine shops on the Union Pacific is painted gray. Documentation as to when this practice was implemented has not been found yet.

''[https://books.google.com/books?id=92s9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PP14&ots=Xr0UVA6bd2&dq=pullman%20freight%20car%20paint%20diagrams&pg=RA4-PA62#v=onepage&q=painted&f=false| Railway Master Mechanic, May 1891 p62.]''

'''1891'''

The interior of the Logan, Utah depot was finished in oiled natural wood. The roof was painted mineral brown.

''[https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v421v1/10822667| Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 13 March 1891]''

Machinery in all Union Pacific machine shops is painted green with brown facings and yellow pinstriping to create a "panel appearance." Wheels and gears are painted red. Cheyenne was the first location to receive these new colors.

''[https://books.google.com/books?id=92s9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PP14&ots=Xr0UVA6bd2&dq=pullman%20freight%20car%20paint%20diagrams&pg=RA4-PA62#v=onepage&q=painted&f=false| Railway Master Mechanic, May 1891 p62.]''

Machinery at the Salt Lake shops is painted green with "dark wine" and yellow striping in relief.

The interior of the Salt Lake City roundhouse is whitewashed. The doors are painted Venetian Red with black posts.

''"Rumbles of the Railroads," Salt Lake Daily Tribune 13 May 1891.''

'''1901'''

The depot and freight house in Park City Utah are repainted in a "red, red color."

''Park Record, Park City, 23 November 1901''

[[image:Paint SPLASL UP CommonStandards Windowframe Bunkhouse LynndylUtah.jpg|right|400px|Thumb|upright=1.1|Visualization of every Union Pacific common standard color on the window frame of an SPLA&SL bunkhouse at Lynndyl, Utah.]]

'''1910'''

Railroad buildings adopt Common Standard 22 specifications: CS 201 Colonial Yellow exterior walls, CS 202 Light Brown trim, CS 210 and CS 211 Slate Color for roofs. Interiors are painted CS 203 Cream from the wainscotting to the ceiling, CS 202 Light Brown on wainscotting, and CS 213 Gray Floor Paint on porches and other floors exposed to weather.

On buildings where smoke discoloration is a noticeable problem, building exteriors are painted CS 11-A Dark Brown with black window sashes.

Plain wood seats in depots are painted CS-4 Maroon.

''Union Pacific Specification CS-22: Paint - Numerical List of Paints and their Uses. Adopted December 1903, revised 20 January 1923.''

'''1946'''

Two-tone gray scheme with white trim is adopted for depots.

'''1956'''

Building exteriors are painted white with light green windows, trim and lower walls.

'''1968'''

Remaining wooden buildings are painted white with black windows.

==1887 Standard Color List==

*No.1 - Outside finishing color for passenger and sleeping cars. Used for all passenger equipment, including Pullman sleepers.
*No.2 - Perfect method freight car color. This paint is composed of one-half English Venetian red and one-half Prince's metallic in boiled oil
*No.3 - Standard truck and platform color. Used on all passenger car equipment.
*No.4 - Ground color for scarlet lake, on belt rails and patches on passenger cars and sleepers. This paint is Indian red, used on all passenger car equipment
*No.5 - Scarlet lake for belt rails and patches on passenger cars and sleepers. Used on all passenger car equipment.
*No.6 - Lettering color for emigrant sleepers, ornaments on coaches and lettering for locomotives. This paint is used on all passenger car equipment and for lettering and numbering on locomotives.
*No.7 - Light shading color for lettering on all passenger car equipment. Used for all passenger car equipment.
*No.8 - Dark shading color for lettering all passenger car equipment.
*No.9 - Ground color for maple graining.
*No.10 - Maple graining.
*No.11 - Ground color for mahogany graining.
*No.12 - Mahogany graining
*No.13 - Ground color for walnut graining.
*No.14 - Walnut graining.
*No.15 - Ground color for light oak graining.
*No.16 - Light oak graining.
*No.17 - Ground color for French walnut graining.
*No.18 - French walnut graining.
*No.19 - Hat rack and seat color. Used for all passenger car equipment.
*No.20 - Outside caboose color. Abandoned September 9th, 1886. (See No.32)
*No.21 - Inside wall caboose color and outside trimming, shading of letters and numbers. This color abandoned as shading color for letters and figures December 4th, 1886. (See No.89.) [Sample on page 10 indicates that this is a dark slate green.]
*No.22 - Caboose lettering color.
*No.23 - Ceiling color, emigrant, sleepers, cabooses, mail, express and baggage. [Sample on page 10 indicates that this is a gray.]
*No.24 - Refrigerator car body color. [Sample on page 10 indicates that this is a green.]
*No.25 - Refrigerator car trimming color. [Sample on page 10 indicates that this is a dark green.]
*No.26 - Caboose signal ball color.
*No.27 - Black walnut stain.
*No.28 - Whitewood shellacked and varnished.
*No.29 - Ivory drop black "R," in japan.
*No.30 - White lead.
*No.31 - Freight car color. This paint is Rawlins' Mineral Red.
*No.32 - Outside caboose color. This color to be used in place of No.20. Was adopted as the standard September 9th, 1886.
*No.33 - Floor color for coaches, emigrant, mail, baggage and express cars.
*No.34 - Locomotive cab, inside, baggage wagon and warehouse truck color. Chrome green, extra choach.
*No.35 - Raw Turkey Umber, in oil.
*No.36 - Raw Turkey Umber, in japan.
*No.37 - Burnt Turkey Umber, in oil.
*No.38 - Burnt Turkey Umber, in japan.
*No.39 - Raw Italian Sienna, in oil.
*No.40 - Raw Italian Sienna, in japan.
*No.41 - Burnt Italian Sienna, in oil.
*No.42 - Burnt Italian Sienna, in japan.
*No.43 - Vandyke Brown, in oil.
*No.44 - Vandyke Brown, in japan.
*No.45 - Golden Ochre, in oil.
*No.46 - Golden Ochre, in japan.
*No.47 - English Tuscan Red, in oil.
*No.48 - English Tuscan Red, in japan.
*No.49 - Chrome yellow, in oil, dark.
*No.50 - Old standard depot outside body color. [Sample on page 12 indicates that this is a light oxide red.]
*No.51 - Old standard depot outside sash color. [Sample on page 12 indicates that this is a dark green.]
*No.52 - Old standard depot outside window casing color. [Sample on page 13 indicates that this is a brown.]
*No.53 - Old standard depot outside body color, shingle gables. [Sample on page 13 indicates that this is a green.]
*No.54 - New standard outside body color for depots, hotels, tenement and section houses.
*No.55 - New standard outside trimming color for depots, hotels, tenement and section houses.
*No.56 - New standard outside trimming color for depots, hotels, tenement and section houses.
*No.57 - New standard inside color for depots and hotels.
*No.58 - New standard inside color for depots and hotels.
*No.59 - New standard inside color for depots and hotels.
*No.60 - New standard inside body color for tenement and section houses.
*No.61 - New standard inside trimming color for tenement and section houses.
*No.62 - New standard inside trimming color for tenement and section houses.
*No.63 - Outside white for freight car trimmings.
*No.64 - Prussian Blue, in oil.
*No.65 - S.-W. Co. refined lamp black, dry.
*No.66 - Lamp black, in oil and japan.
*No.67 Main smoke stack paint. This is a cheap black used for locomotive front ends, ash pans, etc. and for water tank spouts and steam heating pipes. [p.33 indicates that this is an asphaltum paint sold as a liquid in barrels.]
*No.68 - Chrome Yellow, medium, in oil.
*No.69 - Chrome Yellow, light, in oil.
*No.70 - Ivory Drop Black, in distemper.
*No.71 - Raw Turkey Umber, in distemper.
*No.72 - Burnt Turkey Umber, in distemper.
*No.73 - Raw Italian Sienna, in distemper.
*No.74 - Burnt Italian Sienna, in distemper.
*No.75 - Vandyke Brown, in distemper.
*No.76 - Ultramarine Blue, dry.
*No.77 - English Red Lead, dry.
*No.78 - English Vermilion, dry.
*No.79 - Black Smalts, dry.
*No.80 - Hastings' XX Gold Leaf.
*No.81 - Noble & Hoare's English Filling or Rough Stuff, dry.
*No.82 - Noble & Hoare's Gold Size.
*No.83 - Gold Lining Bronze, dry.
*No.84 - Burnt Turkey Umber, dry.
*No.85 - Raw Turkey Umber, dry.
*No.86 - Burnt Italian Sienna, dry.
*No.87 - Raw Italian Sienna, dry.
*No.88 - White Lead, dry.
*No.89 - Caboose shading color, letters and figures. This color to be used in place of No. 21 for shading of letters and figures.
*No.90 - Chrome Green, in oil, dark.
*No.91 - Chrome green, in oil, medium.
*No.92 - Chrome Green, in oil, light.
*No.93 - Lamp Black, in oil.

''"List of Standard Paints," Union Pacific Railway Standard Paints and Colors 1887 pp5-8.''

==1890 Standard Color List==

*No.6 - Imitation gold
*No.8 - Yellow
*No.29 - Ivory Black
*No.30 - White lead
*No.32 - when mixed with No.30 makes "gold"
*No.34 - Green
*No.65 - Eddie's Lamp-black
*No.77 - English Red Lead
*No.95 - Johnson's Magnetic Paint
*No.97 - Prince's Metallic Paint
*No.98 - Mineral Paint

==1903 Common Standard CS-22 Color List==

*No.1 - Dark Olive
*No.2 - Olive Enamel
*No.4 - Maroon
*NO.5 - Burnt Sienna in Japan
*No.7 - Black varnish
*No.8 - Refrigerator Yellow
*No.9 - Drab Enamel
*No.10 - Pearl Gray
*No.11 - Metallic
*No.11A - Dark Brown
*No.12 - White Lead
*No.12B - Semaphore White Enamel
*No.12C - White
*No.13 - Carbon Black
*No.14 - Drop Black
*No.15 - Green Enamel
*No.16 - Aluminum Leaf
*No.17 - Lamp Black
*No.18 - Gold Leaf
*No.20 - Red Lead
*No.23 - Postal Car Brown
*No.24 - Hard Wood Filler
*No.26 - Aluminum Paint
*No.27 - Copper Bronze Paint
*No.28 - Light Cream Flat Enamel
*No.28A - Light Cream Gloss
*No.29 - White Enamel Flat
*No.29A - White Enamel Gloss
*No.30 - Dark Green Flat
*No.31 - Light Green Flat
*No.201 - Colonial Yellow
*No.202 - Light Brown
*No.203 - Cream
*No.205 - Semaphore Vermilion
*No.205A - Vermilion
*No.206 - Semaphore Yellow
*No.210 - Slate Color
*No.211 - Slate Color Stain
*No.213 - Gray Floor Paint
*No.214 - Asphalt Roof Coating
*No.215 - White Interior Cold Water Paint
*No.216 - Semaphore Black
*No.217 - Semaphore Green
*No.218 - Semaphore Blue
*No.218A - Blue
*No.219 - Gold Bronze

==1927 Revisions to CS-22 Color List==

*No.8 - Refrigerator Light Orange Paint
*No.8A - Refrigerator Light Orange Enamel
*No.8B - Refrigerator Yellow (for repairs on old cars)

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Union Pacific Railroad Paint Information]]

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==Freight Cars==

'''1889'''

Flat car painted a dark red.

''The Kearney Daily Hub (Kearney, NE), 6 December 1889''

'''1896'''

Boxcars decorated with a black diamond, bordered with a white band. Contained within the diamond is a white three-leaved clover containing the words “S. Dispatch” or “Southwest Dispatch” in black.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020358/1896-12-15/ed-1/seq-3/ The Daily Morning Journal and Courier, 15 December 1896]''

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==Freight Cars==

'''1889'''

Flat car painted a dark red.

''The Kearney Daily Hub (Kearney, NE), 6 December 1889''

'''1896'''

Boxcars decorated with a black diamond, bordered with a white band. Contained within the diamond is a white three-leaved clover containing the words “S. Dispatch” or “Southwest Dispatch” in black.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020358/1896-12-15/ed-1/seq-3/|The Daily Morning Journal and Courier, 15 December 1896]''

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Toledo & Central Ohio Railway Paint Information

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==Freight Cars==

'''1896'''

Boxcars have on their sides a red star on a black circle, surrounded by a white band.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020358/1896-12-15/ed-1/seq-3/|The Daily Morning Journal and Courier, 15 December 1896]''

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==Freight Cars==

'''1899'''

Boxcars painted green.

''The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX), 22 November 1899''

==Passenger Cars==

'''1901'''

Passenger cars on the “Lone Star Limited” train painted dark olive green with gilt lettering.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m60WYG_C0DbDQ4zYvVHNKJ9rvyw7FV0S/view?usp=sharing|The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX), 22 March 1901]''

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Historic Railroad Paint Color Index

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===Introduction===

This page is a mirror of the document: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jbXGfg9V3cY0awKamkrwM2JlLSQepapDwU9A3Dx43-M/edit 19th Century Railroad Paint Color Research Compendium].

This is a compilation of raw primary source documentation regarding paint and lettering of North American railroads. While the focus is on the 19th Century, 20th century sources are added when found.

Data is arranged alphabetically by railroad name with an individual page for each.

For more information about railroad paint scholarship, paint photography, and the science of color, see [[Historic Paint]].

<div class="horizontaltoc">Jump to letter: [[#A|A]] - [[#B|B]] - [[#C|C]] - [[#D|D]] - [[#E|E]] - [[#F|F]] - [[#G|G]] - [[#H|H]] - [[#I|I]] - [[#J|J]] - [[#K|K]] - [[#L|L]] - [[#M|M]] - [[#N|N]] - [[#O|O]] - [[#P|P]] - [[#Q|Q]] - [[#R|R]] - [[#S|S]] - [[#T|T]] - [[#U|U]] - [[#V|V]] - [[#W|W]] - [[#X|X]] - [[#Y|Y]] - [[#Z|Z]] __NOTOC__</div>

==A==

[[American Railway Express Paint Information|American Railway Express]]

[[Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad Paint Information|Americus Preston & Lumpkin Railroad]]

[[Androscoggin Railroad Paint Information|Androscoggin Railroad]]

[[Ann Arbor Railroad Paint Information| Ann Arbor Railroad]]

[[Atchison & Nebraska Railroad: Paint Information|Atchison & Nebraska Railroad]]

[[Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe: Paint Information|Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe]]

[[Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad Pain Information|Atchison & Charlotte Air Line Railroad]]

[[Atlanta & La Grange Railroad: Paint Information|Atlanta & La Grange Railroad]]

[[Atlantic & Great Western: Paint Information|Atlantic & Great Western]]

[[Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Atlantic & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Atlantic Coast Line Paint Information|Atlantic Coast Line]]

[[Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio: Paint Information|Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio]]

[[Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad Paint Information| Augusta Gibson & Sandersville Railroad]]

==B==

[[Baltimore & Ohio Paint Information|Baltimore & Ohio]]

[[Bangor & Aroostook Paint Information|Bangor & Aroostook]]

[[Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Paint Information|Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad]]

[[Bellaire & South Western Railway Paint Information|Bellaire & South Western Railway]]

[[Blue Line Fast Freight: Paint Information|Blue Line Fast Freight]]

[[Boston & Albany Paint Information|Boston & Albany]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston & Lowell Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Lowell Railroad]]

[[Boston & Maine Paint Information|Boston & Maine]]

[[Boston & Providence Railroad Paint Information| Boston & Providence Railroad]]

[[Boston & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Boston & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information|Boston Concord & Montreal]]

[[Boston Hartford & Erie Paint Information|Boston Hartford & Erie]]

[[Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Paint Information|Boston Revere Beach & Lynn]]

[[Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad Paint Information|Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad]]

[[Buffalo & Susquehanna Paint Information|Buffalo & Susquehanna]]

[[Buffalo New York & Philadelphia Paint Information|Buffalo New York & Philadelphia]]

[[Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Paint Information|Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh]]

[[Burlington & Lamoille Railroad Paint Information|Burlington & Lamoille Railroad]]

[[Burlington & Missouri River Paint Information|Burlington & Missouri River]]

[[Butte Anaconda & Pacific Paint Information|Butte Anaconda & Pacific]]

==C==

[[Camden & Amboy Railroad Paint Information|Camden & Amboy Railroad]]

[[Canada Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Canada Atlantic Railway]]

[[Canadian Pacific Railway Paint Information|Canadian Pacific Railway]]

[[Canada Southern Railway Paint Information|Canada Southern Railway]]

[[Carolina Central Railroad Paint Information| Carolina Central Railroad]]

[[Carson & Colorado Railroad Paint Information| Carson & Colorado Railroad]]

[[Cayuga Lake Railroad Paint Information| Cayuga Lake Railroad]]

[[Central Pacific Railroad: Paint Information|Central Pacific Railroad]]

[[Central Railroad of Georgia Paint Information| Central Railroad of Georgia]]

[[Central Railroad of New Jersey Paint Information| Central Railroad of New Jersey]]

[[Central Transportation Company Paint Information| Central Transportation Company]]

[[Central Vermont Railroad Paint Information|Central Vermont Railroad]]

[[Chattaroi Railway Paint Information| Chattaroi Railway]]

[[Cherokee Iron Company Paint Information| Cherokee Iron Company]]

[[Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Chesapeake & Ohio]]

[[Cheshire Railroad Paint Information|Cheshire Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Alton Railroad Paint Information|Chicago & Alton Railroad]]

[[Chicago & Atlantic Railway Paint Information|Chicago & Atlantic Railway]]

[[Chicago & Eastern Illinois Paint Information| Chicago & Eastern Illinois]]

[[Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad Paint Information| Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad]]

[[Chicago & North-Western Railway Paint Information|Chicago & North-Western Railway]]

[[Chicago Burlington & Quincy Paint Information|Chicago Burlington & Quincy]]

[[Chicago Great Western Paint Information| Chicago Great Western Railroad]]

[[Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Paint Information|Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul]]

[[Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Paint Information|Chicago Rock Island & Pacific]]

[[Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans Paint Information| Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans]]

[[Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City Paint Information| Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City]]

[[Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway| Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway Paint Information|Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago Paint Information| Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago]]

[[Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad Paint Information| Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad]]

[[Cincinnati Southern Railway Paint Information| Cincinnati Southern Railway]]

[[Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan Paint Information| Cincinnati Van Wert & Michigan]]

[[Cleveland Akron & Columbus Paint Information| Cleveland Akron & Columbus]]

[[Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four) Paint Information|Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis (Big Four)]]

[[Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis Paint Information|Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Columbus Railroad]]

[[Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware Paint Information| Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware]]

[[Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Paint Information| Cleveland Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling]]

[[Colorado Midland Paint Information|Colorado Midland]]

[[Colorado & Southern Railway Paint Information|Colorado & Southern Railway]]

[[Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Paint Information| Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking]]

[[Colusa & Lake Railroad Paint Information| Colusa & Lake Railroad]]

[[Concord Railroad Paint Information| Concord Railroad]]

[[Connecticut River Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut River Railroad]]

[[Connecticut Western Railroad Paint Information| Connecticut Western Railroad]]

[[Connotton Valley Railroad Paint Information|Connotton Valley Railroad]]

[[Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Paint Information| Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley]]

[[Cumberland & Pennsylvania Paint Information| Cumberland & Pennsylvania]]

[[Cumberland Valley Railroad Paint Information| Cumberland Valley Railroad]]

==D==

[[Dakota Southern Railroad Paint Information|Dakota Southern Railroad]]

[[Delaware & Hudson Paint Information|Delaware & Hudson]]

[[Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Paint Information|Delaware, Lackawanna & Western]]

[[Delaware Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Railroad]]

[[Delaware Western Railroad Paint Information|Delaware Western Railroad]]

[[Denver & Rio Grande: Paint Information|Denver & Rio Grande]]

[[Denver Pacific Railway Paint Information|Denver Pacific Railway]]

[[Denver South Park & Pacific Paint Information|Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad]]

[[Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad Paint Information|Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad]]

[[Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Paint Information|Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad]]

[[Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Lansing & Northern Railroad]]

[[Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad Paint Information|Detroit Saginaw & Bay City Railroad]]

[[Duluth & Iron Range Railway Paint Information|Duluth & Iron Range Railway]]

[[Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Paint Information|Duluth South Shore & Atlantic]]

[[Dunkirk Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Paint Information|Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway]]

==E==

[[East & West Railway Paint Information|East & West Railway]]

[[East Broad Top Railroad Paint Information|East Broad Top Railroad]]

[[East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad Paint Information|East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad]]

[[Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Eastern Railroad]]

[[Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Elmira Cortland & Northern Railroad]]

[[Erie Paint Information|Erie]]

[[Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad Paint Information|Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad]]

[[European & North American Railway Paint Information|European & North American Railway]]

==F==

[[Fairhaven & Southern Railroad Paint Information|Fairhaven & Southern Railroad]]

[[Fitchburg Railroad Paint Information|Fitchburg Railroad]]

[[Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad Paint Information|Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad]]

[[Florida Railway & Navigation Company Paint Information|Florida Railway & Navigation Company]]

[[Fort Madison & North Western Railroad Paint Information|Fort Madison & North Western Railroad]]

[[Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Paint Information|Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad]]

==G==

[[Georgia Railroad Paint Information|Georgia Railroad]]

[[Gettysburg Railroad Paint Information|Gettysburg Railroad]]

[[Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Paint Information|Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad]]

[[Grand River Valley Railroad Paint Information|Grand River Valley Railroad]]

[[Grand Trunk Railway Paint Information|Grand Trunk Railway]]

[[Great Northern Paint Information|Great Northern]]

[[Great Western Railway of Canada Paint Information|Great Western Railway of Canada]]

==H==

[[Housatonic Railroad Paint Information|Housatonic Railroad]]

[[Houston & Texas Central Railroad Paint Information|Houston & Texas Central Railroad]]

[[Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|Hudson River Railroad]]

==I==

[[Illinois Central Railroad Paint Information|Illinois Central Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway]]

[[Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway Paint Information|Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway]]

[[Intercolonial Railway Paint Information|Intercolonial Railway]]

[[International & Great Northern Railway Paint Information|International & Great Northern Railway]]

[[Iowa Eastern Railroad Paint Information|Iowa Eastern Railroad]]

==J==

[[Jackson & Sharp Company Paint Information|Jackson & Sharp Company]]

[[Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad Paint Information|Jackson Lansing & Saginaw Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|Jacksonville Pensacola & Mobile Railroad]]

[[Jacksonville Southeastern Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Southeastern Railway]]

[[Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway Paint Information|Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Railway]]

[[Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway Paint Information|Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway]]

[[Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Paint Information|Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis Railroad]]

==K==

[[Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad]]

[[Kansas Pacific Railway Paint Information|Kansas Pacific Railway]]

[[Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad Paint Information|Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad]]

[[Keokuk & Des Moines Railway Paint Information|Keokuk & Des Moines Railway]]

==L==

[[Lake Erie & Western Railway Paint Information|Lake Erie & Western Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway]]

[[Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway Paint Information|Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railway]]

[[Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad Paint Information|Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi Railroad]]

[[Lehigh Valley Railroad: Paint Information|Lehigh Valley Railroad]]

[[Ligonier Valley Railroad Paint Information|Ligonier Valley Railroad]]

[[Long Island Railroad Paint Information|Long Island Railroad]]

[[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Paint Information|Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]]

[[Louisville & Nashville Railroad Paint Information|Louisville & Nashville Railroad]]

[[Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad Paint Information|Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad]]

[[Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway]]

[[Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway Paint Information|Louisville New Orleans & Texas Railway]]

==M==

[[Macon & Brunswick Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Brunswick Railroad]]

[[Macon & Western Railroad Paint Information|Macon & Western Railroad]]

[[Maine Central Railroad Paint Information|Maine Central Railroad]]

[[Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Paint Information|Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad]]

[[Marietta & North Georgia Railway Paint Information|Marietta & North Georgia Railway]]

[[Memphis & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Memphis & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Merchant's Despatch (MDT) Paint Information|Merchant's Despatch (MDT)]]

[[Meriden & Cromwell Railroad Paint Information|Meriden & Cromwell Railroad]]

[[Michigan Central Railroad Paint Information|Michigan Central Railroad]]

[[Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway]]

[[Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway Paint Information|Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway]]

[[Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Paint Information|Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway]]

[[Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad Paint Information|Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad]]

[[Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway Paint Information|Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway]]

[[Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Paint Information|Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway]]

[[Missouri Pacific Railway Paint Information|Missouri Pacific Railway]]

[[Mobile & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|Mobile & Ohio Railroad]]

[[Montgomery & West Point Railroad Paint Information|Montgomery & West Point Railroad]]

[[Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad Paint Information|Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad]]

==N==

[[Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Paint Information|Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad]]

[[Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Paint Information|Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad]]

[[Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Paint Information|Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway]]

[[National Despatch Line (National Car Company) Paint Information|National Despatch Line (National Car Company)]]

[[Naugatuck Railroad Paint Information|Naugatuck Railroad]]

[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad: Paint Information|Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad]]

[[New Brunswick Railway Paint Information|New Brunswick Railway]]

[[New Jersey & New York Railway Paint Information|New Jersey & New York Railway]]

[[New Jersey Midland Railway Paint Information|New Jersey Midland Railway]]

[[New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company Paint Information|New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company]]

[[New London Northern Railroad Paint Information|New London Northern Railroad]]

[[New Orleans & Mobile Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans & Mobile Railroad]]

[[New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad Paint Information|New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad]]

[[New York & Harlem Railroad Paint Information|New York & Harlem Railroad]]

[[New York & New England Railroad Paint Information|New York & New England Railroad]]

[[New York Central Railroad Paint Information|New York Central]]

[[New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Paint Information|New York Central & Hudson River Railroad]]

[[New York Chicago & St. Louis Paint Information|New York Chicago & St. Louis (Nickle Plate)]]

[[New York New Haven & Hartford Paint Information|New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad]]

[[New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Paint Information|New York Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad]]

[[New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line) Paint Information|New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line)]]

[[New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway Paint Information|New York West Shore & Buffalo Railway]]

[[New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad Paint Information|New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad]]

[[Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Nickel Plate Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Norfolk & Western Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk & Western Railroad]]

[[Norfolk Southern Railroad Paint Information|Norfolk Southern Railroad]]

[[Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight) Paint Information|Northern & Central Vermont Line (Fast Freight)]]

[[Northern Alabama Railway Paint Information|Northern Alabama Railway]]

[[Northern Central Railway Paint Information|Northern Central Railway]]

[[North Eastern Railroad Paint Information|North Eastern Railroad]]

[[North Missouri Railroad Paint Information|North Missouri Railroad]]

[[Northern Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Northern Pacific Railroad]]

==O==

[[Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad Paint Information|Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad Paint Information|Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad]]

[[Ohio & Mississippi Railway Paint Information|Ohio & Mississippi Railway]]

[[Ohio River Railroad Paint Information|Ohio River Railroad]]

[[Old Colony Railroad Paint Information|Old Colony Railroad]]

[[Oregon Short Line Paint Information|Oregon Short Line]]

==P==

[[Pennsylvania Railroad: Paint Information|Pennsylvania Railroad]]

[[Pere Marquette Railroad Paint Information|Pere Marquette Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia & Erie Railroad]]

[[Philadelphia & Reading Paint Information|Philadelphia & Reading]]

[[Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Paint Information|Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad]]

[[Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Paint Information|Pittsburgh & Lake Erie]]

[[Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route) Paint Information|Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway (Pan Handle Route)]]

[[Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Paint Information|Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway]]

[[Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad Paint Information|Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern Railroad]]

[[Plant System Paint Information|Plant System]]

[[Portland & Kennebec Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Kennebec Railroad]]

[[Portland & Rochester Railroad Paint Information|Portland & Rochester Railroad]]

[[Providence & Worcester Railroad Paint Information|Providence & Worcester Railroad]]

[[Pullman Paint Information|Pullman]]

==Q==

[[Quebec & Lake St. John Railway Paint Information|Quebec & Lake St. John Railway]]

[[Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway Paint Information|Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental Railway]]

==R==

[[Red Line Fast Freight Paint Information|Red Line Fast Freight]]

[[Redondo Railway Paint Information|Redondo Railway]]

[[Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad Paint Information|Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Allegheny Railroad]]

[[Richmond & Danville Railroad Paint Information|Richmond & Danville Railroad]]

[[Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Paint Information|Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad]]

[[Rio Grande Southern: Paint Information| Rio Grande Southern]]

[[Rio Grande Western Railway: Paint Information| Rio Grande Western]]

[[Roanoke & Southern Railway Paint Information|Roanoke & Southern Railway]]

[[Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Paint Information|Rochester & Syracuse Railroad]]

[[Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad Paint Information|Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad]]

[[Rutland Railroad Paint Information|Rutland Railroad]]

==S==

[[Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad Paint Information|Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad]]

[[San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Paint Information|San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern]]

[[San Francisco and North Pacific Paint Information|San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad]]

[[San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Paint Information|San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Railroad]]

[[San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake Paint Information|San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake]]

[[San Pete Valley Railway Paint Information|San Pete Valley Railway]]

[[Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway Paint Information|Sandusky & Columbus Short Line Railway]]

[[Sandy River Railroad Paint Information|Sandy River Railroad]]

[[Savannah & Charleston Railroad Paint Information|Savannah & Charleston Railroad]]

[[Savannah Florida & Western Railway Paint Information|Savannah Florida & Western Railway]]

[[Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad Paint Information|Savannah Griffin & North Alabama Railroad]]

[[Seaboard Air Line Railway Paint Information|Seaboard Air Line Railway]]

[[Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway Paint Information|Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway]]

[[Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad Paint Information|Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad]]

[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad Paint Information|Shenandoah Valley Railroad]]

[[Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad Paint Information|Silver Springs Ocala & Gulf Railroad]]

[[South Bound Railroad Paint Information|South Bound Railroad]]

[[South Carolina Railway Paint Information|South Carolina Railway]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railroad Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railroad]]

[[South Pacific Coast Railway Paint Information|South Pacific Coast Railway]]

[[Southern Central Railroad Paint Information|Southern Central Railroad]]

[[Southern Pacific Railroad: Paint Information| Southern Pacific Railroad]]

[[Southern Railway Paint Information|Southern Railway]]

[[St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information|St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad]]

[[St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Paint Information|St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway]]

[[St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & San Francisco Railway]]

[[St. Louis & Southeastern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis & Southeastern Railway]]

[[St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Paint Information|St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway]]

[[St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Paint Information|St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]]

[[St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Paint Information|St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway]]

[[Street Railway Paint Information|Street Railways]]

[[Susquehanna Railroad Paint Information|Susquehanna Railroad]]

==T==

[[Texas Midland Railroad Paint Information|Texas Midland Railroad]]

[[Tiffany Refrigerator Car Paint Information|Tiffany Refrigerator Cars]]

[[Toledo & Central Ohio Railway Paint Information|Toledo & Central Ohio Railway]]

[[Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad Paint Information|Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad]]

==U==

[[Uintah Railway Paint Information|Uintah Railway]]

[[U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot Paint Information|U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Supply Depot]]

[[Union Oil Company of California Paint Information|Union Oil Company of California]]

[[Union Pacific Rail Road Paint Information|Union Pacific Rail Road]]

[[Union Pacific Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific Railway]]

[[Union Pacific Railroad Paint Information|Union Pacific Railroad]]

[[Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway Paint Information|Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway]]

[[Union Tank Line: Paint Information|Union Tank Line]]

[[Utah Central Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Central Railroad]]

[[Utah & Northern Railway: Paint Information|Utah & Northern Railway]]

[[Utah Railway: Paint Information|Utah Railway]]

[[Utah & Western Railroad: Paint Information|Utah Western Railway]]

Utica & Schenectady Railroad

==V==

[[Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Paint Information|Virginia & Truckee Railroad]]

[[Virginia Central Railroad Paint Information|Virginia Central Railroad]]

==W==

[[Wagner Palace Car Company Paint Information|Wagner Palace Car Company]]

[[Western & Atlantic Railroad Paint Information|Western & Atlantic Railroad]]

[[Wisconsin Central Paint Information|Wisconsin Central Railroad]]

==X==

==Y==

==Z==

Susquehanna Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1865'''

Passenger cars painted “in imitation of oak.”

''Daily Albany Argus (Albany, NY), 13 July 1865''

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St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''? to 1880'''

Passenger cars painted brown.

'''1880'''

Passenger cars begin to be painted bright yellow, “similar in shade to those of the Chicago and Northwestern road,” panel trimmings in wine, and lettering in gilt.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jMQXD8AGfMHv4ZUsYIDtNZhxWCrhifPM/view?usp=sharing|Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), 6 January 1880]''

'''1888'''

Passenger cars painted maroon (Tuscan red).

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PmB3QEH-BIHM_Sf8ASav1KMtR_ofhbez/view?usp=sharing|The United Opinion (Bradford, VT), 21 December 1888]''

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St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1878'''

First-class passenger car painted dark brown with gilt striping. Wheels painted green and platforms painted a light brown.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014805/1878-06-07/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE), 7 June 1878]''

[https://delaware.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15323coll6/id/2265/rec/3 Photo of the above car is available on the Delaware Public Archives website]

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St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1878'''

First-class passenger car painted dark brown with gilt striping. Wheels painted green and platforms painted a light brown.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014805/1878-06-07/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE), 7 June 1878]''

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St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1876'''

Passenger coaches painted a “dark mahogany color.”

''The St. Louis Globe Democrat (St. Louis, MO), 28 September 1876''

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St. Louis & Southeastern Railway Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1870'''

Passenger cars painted a rich vermilion, with the car sides being “finished to such a gloss” that they “serve as mirrors.”

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/11FwbpbaRim0RL9oigDnpeZJUAhI-06b6/view?usp=sharing|Wilmington Daily Commercial (Wilmington, DE), 12 September 1870]''

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St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1880'''

Passenger coaches, express car, and mail car painted dark and gilt.

''The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS), 3 June 1880''

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St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1880'''

Passenger car painted yellow, with a “bordering of blue and black, richly ornamented.”

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n_9Ewp7xzhjZwGxK6i4--0_gwex_zdft/view?usp=sharing|The Ottawa Daily Citizen (Ottawa, ON), 20 November 1880]''

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St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1885'''

Combination car painted a rich brown.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-12oIyulyZGbEM_GcfTje322iSrk3se3/view?usp=sharing|St. Joseph Gazette-Herald (St. Joseph, MO), 13 February 1885]''

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Southern Railway Paint Information

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==Freight Cars==

'''1895'''

Hopper bottom coal cars painted with mineral paint and all ironwork exposed to view coated with black asphaltum.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST/1286055790005961?lang=en|The National Car and Locomotive Builder, May 1895, pg. 67]''

==Passenger Equipment==

'''1899'''

Two dining cars built by Barney & Smith are painted the Pullman standard color. The interior ceilings are painted Pompeiian red, golden tan and amber on canvas.

''The Railway and Engineering Review, 9 September 1899''

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Southern Central Railroad Paint Information

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==Freight Cars==

'''1880'''

Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in May of 1880 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).

''The National Car Builder, May 1880, pg. 2''

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Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad Paint Information

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'''1882'''

Smoking car and combination car painted a “very dark brown, almost black, with appropriate ornamentation.”

''The Evening Express (Saginaw, MI), 2 February 1882''

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Saginaw Tuscola & Huron Railroad Paint Information

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==Passenger Cars==

'''1882'''

Smoking car and combination car painted a “very dark brown, almost black, with appropriate ornamentation.”

''The Evening Express (Saginaw, MI), 2 February 1882''

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