Re: Colors by Freight Car Type by Railroad
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Hi Chuck and List Members,
That is a pretty tall request, Chuck!
At a minimum, paint technology and chemistry changed enormously between 'the 19-teens' until 'those years on into the time when photography could show color'. With a change of paint technology would come a change in color, perhaps slight at first and incremental over the years, and certainly changes in paint fade and weathering characteristics.
It might be more fruitful if you have a specific road you are
interested in, to focus the question around that. For example,
there has been extensive research and discussion regarding what is
an appropriate color to use for the PRR in the 1920s? The 1940s?
The 1960s? And formulations for these era-specific PRR colors have
been developed.
Sincerely
Claus Schlund
On 23-Jan-23 13:58, Charles Greene
wrote:
Anybody know if there is a source/sources either online or print showing the colors roads used for their freight cars in the 19-teens through the 1920s? I realize there wasn't color photography in that period, but I think (?) most roads stayed with the colors used in those years on into the time when photography could show color. |
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