Central Pacific Railroad: Paint Information - Revision history

Josh Bernard at 19:50, 11 October 2022

2022-10-11T19:50:11Z

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	~~Passenger~~ cars repainted from yellow to pale green or dark brown ("Pullman color"), depending on the newspaper. Emigrant cars begin to be painted bright red.		With the introduction of Pullman sleeping cars on Central Pacific trains, passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green or dark brown ("Pullman color"), depending on the newspaper. Emigrant cars begin to be painted bright red.

	[[File:The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 13 October 1883.png\|400px]]		[[File:The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 13 October 1883.png\|400px]]

Josh Bernard: /* Locomotives */

2022-10-11T17:06:05Z

Locomotives

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	==Locomotives==		==Locomotives==

			'''1869'''

			Locomotive 60 ''Jupiter'' is painted blue and crimson with gold decorations.

			''"Locomotive," Sacramento Bee 20 March 1869.''

	==Freight Cars==		==Freight Cars==

John Hall at 17:47, 13 March 2022

2022-03-13T17:47:38Z

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	Cabooses begin to be painted bright red.		Cabooses begin to be painted bright red.

			[[File:The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 12 October 1883.png\|400px]]

			''The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 12 October 1883''

	[[File:The_Kern_County_Californian_(Bakersfield,_CA),_10_November_1883.png\|400px]]		[[File:The_Kern_County_Californian_(Bakersfield,_CA),_10_November_1883.png\|400px]]
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	Passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green or dark brown ("Pullman color"), depending on the newspaper. Emigrant cars begin to be painted bright red.		Passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green or dark brown ("Pullman color"), depending on the newspaper. Emigrant cars begin to be painted bright red.

			[[File:The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 13 October 1883.png\|400px]]

			''The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 13 October 1883''

	[[File:The_Silver_State_(Unionville,_NV),_17_October_1883.png\|400px]]		[[File:The_Silver_State_(Unionville,_NV),_17_October_1883.png\|400px]]

Evan Abma: Added images, added sources, and removed Southern Pacific info.

2022-02-04T01:07:05Z

Added images, added sources, and removed Southern Pacific info.

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	''Sacramento Bee XXXX 1868''		''Sacramento Bee XXXX 1868''

			==Cabooses==

	'''~~1883~~'''		'''1871'''

	Cabooses painted ~~bright red~~.		Cabooses painted "the same color as the Company's passenger coaches."

	~~''The Kern County Californian~~ (~~Bakersfield~~, CA), ~~10 November 1883''~~		[[File:The_San_Francisco_Bulletin_(San_Francisco,_CA),_21_January_1871.png\|400px]]

	''~~'1891~~'''		[https://drive.google.com/file/d/16fdRmH0w24fYWeYy0ypBsptU0UFxWbxR/view?usp=sharing ''The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), 21 January 1871'']
	~~[[image:SP-Ogden-Herald-1900-64in-BG.png\|right\|200px\|Thumb\|Central Pacific "Sunset" herald circa 1900~~]]
	~~Southern Pacific adopts the “setting sun” monogram, with some freight cars having the monogram painted upon them.~~

	''~~The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), 4 June 1891~~''		'''1883'''

			Cabooses begin to be painted bright red.

			[[File:The_Kern_County_Californian_(Bakersfield,_CA),_10_November_1883.png\|400px]]

			[https://books.google.ca/books?id=fpZhAAAAIBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 10 November 1883'']

			==Passenger Equipment==

			'''1872'''

			The new director's car was painted yellow with paintings of Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe on each side.

			[[File:The_Daily_Bee_(Sacramento,_CA),_27_April_1872.jpg\|400px]]

			[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FlmJvcRBDjGtXfbillfrmpSnM94yG9py/view?usp=sharing ''The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 27 April 1872'']

			'''1876'''

	~~The "sunset" herald went through several revisions until it was discontinued in 1909~~.		Passenger cars painted bright yellow.

			[[File:Harrisburg_Telegraph_(Harrisburg,_PA),_8_June_1876.jpg\|400px]]

			''Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), 8 June 1876''

	~~==Passenger Equipment==~~		'''1883'''

			Passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green or dark brown ("Pullman color"), depending on the newspaper. Emigrant cars begin to be painted bright red.

	~~'''1872'''~~		[[File:The_Silver_State_(Unionville,_NV),_17_October_1883.png\|400px]]

	The ~~new director~~'~~s car was painted yellow with paintings of Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe on each side.~~		''The Silver State (Unionville, NV), 17 October 1883''

	~~''The Daily Bee~~ (~~Sacramento~~, CA), ~~27 April 1872''~~		[[File:The_Kern_County_Californian_(Bakersfield,_CA),_13_October_1883.jpg\|400px]]

	~~'''1883'''~~		''The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 13 October 1883''

	~~Passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green.~~

	''The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), ~~10 November 1888~~'

	'''1884'''		'''1884'''
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	Crystal Palace sleeping cars painted "Pullman color, a dark plum" and striped and finished in gold leaf.		Crystal Palace sleeping cars painted "Pullman color, a dark plum" and striped and finished in gold leaf.

	''The National Car Builder, July 1884 ~~p81~~.''		[[File:The_National_Car_Builder,_July_1884,_pg._81_CPRR.jpg\|400px]]

			''The National Car Builder, July 1884 pg. 81.''

	'''1886'''		'''1886'''

	Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.		Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.

			[[File:Oakland_Tribune_(Oakland,_CA),_9_November_1886.jpg\|400px]]

	[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82156038/ ''Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), 9 November 1886'']		[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82156038/ ''Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), 9 November 1886'']

			'''1889'''

			"Tourists' cars" painted a "dull lead color."

			[[File:The_Daily_Optic_(Las_Vegas,_NM),_25_February_1889.png\|400px]]

			''The Daily Optic (Las Vegas, NM), 25 February 1889''

	==Structures==		==Structures==

John Hall at 17:20, 25 July 2021

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			Alameda and Vicinity.-- The new style of painting passenger coaches on the C. P. is shown on the local cars that have just been through the shop. The body color is an olive green with gold trimmings—a pleasing contrast to the carroty hues that have heretofore prevailed.<br>
			[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82155424/ ''Alameda Weekly Argus, February 16, 1884, page 3'']


	Crystal Palace sleeping cars painted "Pullman color, a dark plum" and striped and finished in gold leaf.		Crystal Palace sleeping cars painted "Pullman color, a dark plum" and striped and finished in gold leaf.
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	Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.		Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.

	''Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), 9 November 1886''		[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82156038/ ''Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), 9 November 1886'']

Josh Bernard: italicized sources for readability.

2021-06-14T21:31:22Z

italicized sources for readability.

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	Platform cars painted brown.		Platform cars painted brown.

	Sacramento Bee XXXX 1868		''Sacramento Bee XXXX 1868''


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	Cabooses painted bright red.		Cabooses painted bright red.

	The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 10 November 1883		''The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 10 November 1883''

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	Southern Pacific adopts the “setting sun” monogram, with some freight cars having the monogram painted upon them.		Southern Pacific adopts the “setting sun” monogram, with some freight cars having the monogram painted upon them.

	The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), 4 June 1891		''The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), 4 June 1891''


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	The new director's car was painted yellow with paintings of Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe on each side.		The new director's car was painted yellow with paintings of Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe on each side.

	The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 27 April 1872		''The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 27 April 1872''

	'''1883'''		'''1883'''
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	Passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green.		Passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green.

	The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 10 November 1888		''The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 10 November 1888'

	'''1884'''		'''1884'''
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	Crystal Palace sleeping cars painted "Pullman color, a dark plum" and striped and finished in gold leaf.		Crystal Palace sleeping cars painted "Pullman color, a dark plum" and striped and finished in gold leaf.

	The National Car Builder, July 1884 p81.		''The National Car Builder, July 1884 p81.''

	'''1886'''		'''1886'''
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	Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.		Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.

	Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), 9 November 1886		''Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), 9 November 1886''

Josh Bernard: corrected a minor typo regarding the year Silver Palace cars were repainted.

2021-06-14T20:26:40Z

corrected a minor typo regarding the year Silver Palace cars were repainted.

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	The National Car Builder, July 1884 p81.		The National Car Builder, July 1884 p81.

	'''~~1884~~'''		'''1886'''

	Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.		Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.

Andrew Brandon at 00:36, 14 June 2021

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	'''1891'''		'''1891'''
	[[image:SP-Ogden-Herald-1900-64in-BG.png\|right\|~~300px~~\|Thumb\|Central Pacific "Sunset" herald circa 1900]]		[[image:SP-Ogden-Herald-1900-64in-BG.png\|right\|200px\|Thumb\|Central Pacific "Sunset" herald circa 1900]]
	Southern Pacific adopts the “setting sun” monogram, with some freight cars having the monogram painted upon them.		Southern Pacific adopts the “setting sun” monogram, with some freight cars having the monogram painted upon them.

Josh Bernard: Transferred data from the paint research compendium doc to this page.

2021-06-13T23:30:26Z

Transferred data from the paint research compendium doc to this page.

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			'''1883'''

			Cabooses painted bright red.

			The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 10 November 1883

	'''1891'''		'''1891'''
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			'''1872'''

			The new director's car was painted yellow with paintings of Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe on each side.

			The Daily Bee (Sacramento, CA), 27 April 1872

			'''1883'''

			Passenger cars repainted from yellow to pale green.

			The Kern County Californian (Bakersfield, CA), 10 November 1888

			'''1884'''

			Crystal Palace sleeping cars painted "Pullman color, a dark plum" and striped and finished in gold leaf.

			The National Car Builder, July 1884 p81.

			'''1884'''

			Silver Palace sleeping cars repainted from yellow to Pullman's dark olive color during rebuilds.

			Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), 9 November 1886

Andrew Brandon at 22:27, 13 June 2021

2021-06-13T22:27:04Z

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	The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), 4 June 1891		The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), 4 June 1891