This was referenced in another thread but it's made me curious. Is there any clue as to why the painting of some of the passenger cars red? It appears that a few were painted in the early '30s and others as late as '39. Two baggage/coaches early followed by 215. Then two mail/coaches that also had their partitions removed and the windows boarded up. Then a few coaches with the last refurbished and painted in '39. Most all of these cars were sold to Mexico in '42.
So, why? Was this a way to store extra cars and stave off deterioration? Or were they used to move workers for WPA work in the area ( I read somewhere that there were work trains put together for this reason around the country)? Were they supplemental to various outfit gangs?
Just wondering if the reason is known?
Phil