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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/w/index.php?title=Reference" title="Reference">Reference</a> / <a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Railroad_Paint_Color_Index" title="Historic Railroad Paint Color Index">Historic Railroad Paint Color Index</a> / <a href="/w/index.php?title=Portland_%26_Rochester_Railroad_Paint_Information" title="Portland &amp; Rochester Railroad Paint Information">Portland &amp; Rochester Railroad</a> &lt;span style=&quot;float:right;&quot;&gt;TOC&lt;/spa...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Portland &amp; Rochester Railroad Paint Information|Portland &amp; Rochester Railroad]]<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;float:right;&quot;&gt;TOC&lt;/span&gt;<br /> ==Freight Cars==<br /> <br /> '''? to ?'''<br /> <br /> Freight cars painted lead colour.<br /> <br /> '''1896'''<br /> <br /> Freight cars painted lead colour with ends painted vermillion.<br /> <br /> ''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016025/1896-12-24/ed-1/seq-6/ The Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), 24 December 1896]''<br /> <br /> ==Passenger Cars==<br /> <br /> '''1868'''<br /> <br /> Post office and baggage cars painted bright vermilion.<br /> <br /> ''The Daily Eastern Argus (Portland, ME), 28 June 1868''<br /> <br /> '''1888'''<br /> <br /> Combination, smoking, and baggage cars painted Etruscan red with running gear painted chocolate brown.<br /> <br /> ''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016025/1888-09-15/ed-1/seq-4/ The Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), 15 September 1888]''<br /> <br /> '''1891'''<br /> <br /> Passenger cars painted Tuscan red and ornamented with gilding.<br /> <br /> ''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016025/1891-05-28/ed-1/seq-1/ The Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), 28 May 1891]''<br /> <br /> '''1895'''<br /> <br /> Mail/express car painted in the “regulation color of the road,” crimson lake with gold striping.<br /> <br /> ''The Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME), 3 May 1895''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Reference]] / [[Historic Railroad Paint Color Index]] / [[Portland &amp; Rochester Railroad Paint Information|Portland &amp; Rochester Railroad]]</div>

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