Re: Kansas Central boxcar colors

Here is the Sherwin Williams paint catalog illistration for UP boxcar. As noted it is the best record of how these cars might have been painted as a UP car.



Note... this is a scan of a color xerox of a catalog. The original (with its original color chips) is not currently available. This is a good indicator of the mid 1880's paint.

I think it is significant that Billmyer & Small is believed to have painted the trucks body color, and this indicates that UP painted trucks body color, so together these are best indicator of general practice - which appears to be trucks painted in body color.

Randy

Dave, I would be interested in your notes about early Kansas Central and Utah Northern cars...

Randy Hees

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