Chicago Burlington & Quincy Paint Information - Revision history

Evan Abma at 15:38, 26 May 2024

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	CB&Q paints its boiler jackets; several colors are used, depending on the color of the tender: black and brunswick green are the most common, but tuscan red and olive green are also applied.		CB&Q paints its boiler jackets; several colors are used, depending on the color of the tender: black and brunswick green are the most common, but tuscan red and olive green are also applied.

	''"Painting Locomotive Boilers," The Engineer, 6 December 1895 ~~p562~~.''		''"Painting Locomotive Boilers," The Engineer, 6 December 1895, pg. 562.''

	==Freight Cars==		==Freight Cars==
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	Ten CB&Q cars are repainted for the Hoosac Tunnel through line. They are painted “coffee brown” with white lettering.		Ten CB&Q cars are repainted for the Hoosac Tunnel through line. They are painted “coffee brown” with white lettering.

	''[https://archive.org/details/5088829_48/page/n502/mode/1up?q=colored\| American Railroad Journal 17 April 1875 ~~p508~~.]''		''[https://archive.org/details/5088829_48/page/n502/mode/1up?q=colored\| American Railroad Journal, 17 April 1875, pg. 508.]''


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	Headlinings on passenger cars are changed to white with gold striping.		Headlinings on passenger cars are changed to white with gold striping.

	"Work in the C.B.&Q. Shops," Railway Age 9 September 1892 ~~p707~~.		"Work in the C.B.&Q. Shops," Railway Age, 9 September 1892, pg. 707.

	'''1893'''		'''1893'''

Josh Bernard at 19:12, 17 January 2024

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			Passenger cars repainted to deep red.

			[[File:The_Saint_Paul_Daily_Globe_(St._Paul,_MN),_16_March_1889.png\|400px]]

			''The Saint Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), 16 March 1889''

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	"Work in the C.B.&Q. Shops," Railway Age 9 September 1892 p707.		"Work in the C.B.&Q. Shops," Railway Age 9 September 1892 p707.

	~~Passenger cars repainted to deep red.~~

	~~[[File:The_Saint_Paul_Daily_Globe_(St._Paul,_MN),_16_March_1889.png\|400px]]~~

	~~''The Saint Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), 16 March 1889''~~

	'''1893'''		'''1893'''

Josh Bernard at 19:11, 17 January 2024

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	'''1889'''		'''1889'''

			'''1892'''

			Headlinings on passenger cars are changed to white with gold striping.

			"Work in the C.B.&Q. Shops," Railway Age 9 September 1892 p707.

	Passenger cars repainted to deep red.		Passenger cars repainted to deep red.

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Locomotives

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	==Locomotives==		==Locomotives==

			'''1887'''

			Baldwin 10-34E locomotives numbered 173 through 191 are delivered in black, no striping, tuscan red roof, yellow lettering, with planished iron boiler jacket.

			''Baldwin Locomotive Works Engine Specifications vol.14 p.68''

	'''1891'''		'''1891'''
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	''Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 January 1891''		''Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 January 1891''

			'''1895'''

			CB&Q paints its boiler jackets; several colors are used, depending on the color of the tender: black and brunswick green are the most common, but tuscan red and olive green are also applied.

			''"Painting Locomotive Boilers," The Engineer, 6 December 1895 p562.''

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

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Freight Cars

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	''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1896-04-26/ed-1/seq-13/ The Morning News (Savannah, GA), 26 April 1896]''		''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1896-04-26/ed-1/seq-13/ The Morning News (Savannah, GA), 26 April 1896]''

			Freight car trucks are changed from black to body color.

			<blockquote>"It has been the custom for all time to paint the trucks black. This necessitated the changing of pots and brushes when the painting of the body was finished and work commenced on the trucks. The company is commencing now to paint the trucks the same color as the body of the car. This appears to be a small matter, but in the course of a year the time saved in changing, and the cost of extra pots, brushes, etc. dispensed with, amounts to a very considerable little sum."</blockquote>

			''Railway Review Vol. 27 (1887) p694.''

	'''1880'''		'''1880'''

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>

			==Locomotives==

			'''1891'''

			Some CB&Q locomotives had stacks painted red, including the entire barrel, operating out of Denver.

			''Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 30 January 1891''

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

Josh Bernard at 19:58, 1 April 2022

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	==Freight Cars==		==Freight Cars==

			'''1875'''

			Ten CB&Q cars are repainted for the Hoosac Tunnel through line. They are painted “coffee brown” with white lettering.

			''[https://archive.org/details/5088829_48/page/n502/mode/1up?q=colored\| American Railroad Journal 17 April 1875 p508.]''


	'''1887'''		'''1887'''

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Andrew Brandon at 22:41, 6 July 2021

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

	~~'''~~1881~~'''~~		===1881===

	Cabooses painted orange with english vermillion clerestory, black ironwork and tuscan red ladders and doorsteps.		Cabooses painted orange with english vermillion clerestory, black ironwork and tuscan red ladders and doorsteps.
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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056090005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, September 1881, pg. 102]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056090005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, September 1881, pg. 102]''

	~~'''~~1887~~'''~~		===1887===

	"Old" boxcars painted slate color.		"Old" boxcars painted slate color.
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	''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1896-04-26/ed-1/seq-13/\| The Morning News (Savannah, GA), 26 April 1896]''		''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1896-04-26/ed-1/seq-13/\| The Morning News (Savannah, GA), 26 April 1896]''

	~~'''~~1880~~'''~~		===1880===

	Grain and merchandise cars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint.		Grain and merchandise cars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint.
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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286055950005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, April 1880, pg. 63]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286055950005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, April 1880, pg. 63]''

	~~'''~~1881~~'''~~		===1881===

	Stock cars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint. Ironwork, trucks and roof edges painted black.		Stock cars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint. Ironwork, trucks and roof edges painted black.
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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056090005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, September 1881, pg. 109]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056090005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, September 1881, pg. 109]''

	~~'''~~1883~~'''~~		===1883===

	Boxcars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint. Ironwork, trucks and roof edges painted black.		Boxcars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint. Ironwork, trucks and roof edges painted black.
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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056380005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, October 1883 pg. 117]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056380005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, October 1883 pg. 117]''

	~~'''~~1885~~'''~~		===1885===

	"Air Brake" fast freight cars used between Chicago and Denver via the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad have yellow doors with a vertical green bar in the center.		"Air Brake" fast freight cars used between Chicago and Denver via the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad have yellow doors with a vertical green bar in the center.
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	''The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), 7 April 1885''		''The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), 7 April 1885''

	~~'''~~1888~~'''~~		===1888===

	Brown is begun to be used on ironwork instead of black.		Brown is begun to be used on ironwork instead of black.
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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286054690005961?lang=en\| The National Car and Locomotive Builder, October 1888, pg. 151]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286054690005961?lang=en\| The National Car and Locomotive Builder, October 1888, pg. 151]''

	~~'''~~1892~~'''~~		===1892===

	Cabooses painted yellow.		Cabooses painted yellow.
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	''Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. advertisement, The Official Railway List, 1892''		''Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. advertisement, The Official Railway List, 1892''

	~~'''~~1893~~'''~~		===1893===

	Prince's Metallic (brown) used on freight cars.		Prince's Metallic (brown) used on freight cars.
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	==Passenger Equipment==		==Passenger Equipment==

	~~'''~~1877~~'''~~		===1877===

	Passenger cars painted orange with red, green and lead striping. Roofs painted sky blue.		Passenger cars painted orange with red, green and lead striping. Roofs painted sky blue.
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	''[https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=ROA18770308.1.4&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\| The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, IL), 8 March 1877]''		''[https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=ROA18770308.1.4&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\| The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, IL), 8 March 1877]''

	~~'''~~1882~~'''~~		===1882===

	Coaches painted canary yellow.		Coaches painted canary yellow.
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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056230005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, August 1882, pg. 86]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056230005961?lang=en\| The National Car Builder, August 1882, pg. 86]''

	~~'''~~1888~~'''~~		===1888===

	New passenger cars painted tuscan red.		New passenger cars painted tuscan red.
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	''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286054690005961?lang=en\| The National Car and Locomotive Builder, October 1888, pg. 147]''		''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286054690005961?lang=en\| The National Car and Locomotive Builder, October 1888, pg. 147]''

	~~'''~~1889~~'''~~		===1889===

	Passenger cars repainted to deep red.		Passenger cars repainted to deep red.
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	''The Saint Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), 16 March 1889''		''The Saint Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), 16 March 1889''

	~~'''~~1893~~'''~~		===1893===

	Some passenger cars still painted yellow.		Some passenger cars still painted yellow.
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	''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lig1Cop92f8xWXbUY0oCPLeCUx_ap5tf/view?usp=sharing\| The Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, PA), 24 February 1893]''		''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lig1Cop92f8xWXbUY0oCPLeCUx_ap5tf/view?usp=sharing\| The Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, PA), 24 February 1893]''

	~~'''~~1895~~'''~~		===1895===

	Coaches painted yellow with mineral brown trucks.		Coaches painted yellow with mineral brown trucks.
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	''[https://archive.org/details/locomotiveengine08hill/page/763/mode/2up\| Locomotive Engineering, 1895, pg. 763]''		''[https://archive.org/details/locomotiveengine08hill/page/763/mode/2up\| Locomotive Engineering, 1895, pg. 763]''

	~~'''~~1899~~'''~~		===1899===

	Passenger cars used between Denver and Chicago painted olive green.		Passenger cars used between Denver and Chicago painted olive green.
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	''The Daily News (Denver, CO), 4 May 1899''		''The Daily News (Denver, CO), 4 May 1899''

	~~'''~~1904~~'''~~		===1904===

	Passenger cars painted "standard Pullman color" with a broad gold strip along the bottom of the carbody.		Passenger cars painted "standard Pullman color" with a broad gold strip along the bottom of the carbody.
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	==Buildings and Structures==		==Buildings and Structures==

	~~'''~~1893~~'''~~		===1893===

	"Permanent buildings" and stations are painted drab.		"Permanent buildings" and stations are painted drab.

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[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]]

<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
==Freight Cars==

'''1881'''

Cabooses painted orange with english vermillion clerestory, black ironwork and tuscan red ladders and doorsteps.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056090005961?lang=en| The National Car Builder, September 1881, pg. 102]''

'''1887'''

"Old" boxcars painted slate color.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1896-04-26/ed-1/seq-13/| The Morning News (Savannah, GA), 26 April 1896]''

'''1880'''

Grain and merchandise cars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286055950005961?lang=en| The National Car Builder, April 1880, pg. 63]''

'''1881'''

Stock cars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint. Ironwork, trucks and roof edges painted black.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056090005961?lang=en| The National Car Builder, September 1881, pg. 109]''

'''1883'''

Boxcars painted brown, using either Parker's Cement or Prince's Mineral Paint. Ironwork, trucks and roof edges painted black.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056380005961?lang=en| The National Car Builder, October 1883 pg. 117]''

'''1885'''

"Air Brake" fast freight cars used between Chicago and Denver via the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad have yellow doors with a vertical green bar in the center.

"Air Brake" fast freight cars used between Chicago and the Pacific coast via the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe are painted yellow with black doors and a cross of red and white bars.

''The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), 7 April 1885''

'''1888'''

Brown is begun to be used on ironwork instead of black.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286054690005961?lang=en| The National Car and Locomotive Builder, October 1888, pg. 151]''

'''1892'''

Cabooses painted yellow.

''Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. advertisement, The Official Railway List, 1892''

'''1893'''

Prince's Metallic (brown) used on freight cars.

<blockquote>"Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Burlington Iowa, June 30th 1893 - GENTLEMEN: I have been using your Metallic Paint on freight cars and buildings for many years, and have found it giving good satisfaction. I recommend it for bridges, and have just started a gang of painters to paint our Iron Bridges with it, of which we have over fifty to be painted this season. Yours Truly, Fred Johnson, Foreman Painter."</blockquote>

''[https://archive.org/details/rustingofironste00prin/page/12/mode/2up| The rusting of iron and steel: how it may be prevented and how it is promoted, 1895]''

Cabooses are repainted from yellow to red.

''[https://books.google.ca/books?id=obMoAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false| The Aurora Daily Express(Aurora, IL), 21 August 1893]''

==Passenger Equipment==

'''1877'''

Passenger cars painted orange with red, green and lead striping. Roofs painted sky blue.

''[https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=ROA18770308.1.4&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------| The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, IL), 8 March 1877]''

'''1882'''

Coaches painted canary yellow.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056230005961?lang=en| The National Car Builder, August 1882, pg. 86]''

'''1888'''

New passenger cars painted tuscan red.

''[https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286054690005961?lang=en| The National Car and Locomotive Builder, October 1888, pg. 147]''

'''1889'''

Passenger cars repainted to deep red.

''The Saint Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), 16 March 1889''

'''1893'''

Some passenger cars still painted yellow.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lig1Cop92f8xWXbUY0oCPLeCUx_ap5tf/view?usp=sharing| The Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, PA), 24 February 1893]''

'''1895'''

Coaches painted yellow with mineral brown trucks.

''[https://archive.org/details/locomotiveengine08hill/page/763/mode/2up| Locomotive Engineering, 1895, pg. 763]''

'''1899'''

Passenger cars used between Denver and Chicago painted olive green.

''The Daily News (Denver, CO), 4 May 1899''

'''1904'''

Passenger cars painted "standard Pullman color" with a broad gold strip along the bottom of the carbody.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWmaHJweR43aOvo9_dRCWhMQA-faQO8H/view?usp=sharing| The Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA), 27 December 1904]''

==Buildings and Structures==

'''1893'''

"Permanent buildings" and stations are painted drab.

"Plain buildings," bridges and water tanks are painted with Princes' Metallic (brown).

''[https://archive.org/details/rustingofironste00prin/page/12/mode/2up| The rusting of iron and steel: how it may be prevented and how it is promoted, 1895]''

[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]]