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==Freight Cars==

'''?-1892'''

P&R hoppers and gondolas painted red.

'''Post-1892'''

P&R hoppers and gondolas painted black.

''The Pottsville Daily Republican (Pottsville, PA), 19 September 1892''

'''1892'''

Another source implying (erroneously?) that all P&R main and leased line freight, gondola, and coal cars were to be painted black with white lettering.

''Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), 19 September 1892''

'''1896'''

P&R coal cars painted black.

''The Pottsville Daily Republican (Pottsville, PA), 5 September 1896''

==Passenger Cars==

There are two contradictory chronologies of P&R passenger paint.


'''The Philadelphia Inquirer’s account:'''

? to ?: P&R passenger cars painted yellow.

? to ?: P&R passenger cars painted green.

? to ?: P&R passenger cars painted vermilion.

? to ?: P&R passenger cars painted a brownish-red.

1868 to 1880: P&R passenger cars painted a “neutral color, approaching that of a fawn.”

1880 to 1887: P&R passenger cars painted olive green.


'''The Daily Republican’s account:'''

? to ?: P&R passenger cars painted amber.

? to ?: P&R passenger cars painted Indian red.

? to ?: P&R passenger cars painted green.

1872 to 1887: P&R passenger cars painted olive.


'''1876'''

P&R parlor cars painted a “handsome drab color.”

''The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 10 October 1876''

'''1880'''

P&R passenger cars painted olive green with crimson and gold striping. Oval panels painted crimson with gold lettering. Trucks painted crimson, striped with black and gold.

''[https://books.google.ca/books?id=IsIrAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false The Reading Eagle (Reading, PA), 18 April 1880]''

''The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 8 May 1880''

Two “mahogany” passenger coaches, the appearance of which “both inside and outside, is entirely different from any cars ever seen on any railroad.”

''The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 27 October 1880''

'''1887'''

P&R passenger cars start to be painted yellow.

''The Lancaster Examiner (Lancaster, PA), 7 December 1887''

'''1887 to 1892'''

P&R’s passenger cars are described as being painted lemon above and below the belt rail, with the rail and frieze board painted orange. Lettering in gold, shaded with Tuscan red. Platform and trucks painted “mouse color.” Cars striped in gold and Tuscan red.

''The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 25 November 1887''

''The Daily Republican (Pottsville, PA), 20 December 1887''

'''1888'''

P&R passenger cars described as being orange and gold.

''The Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, PA), 18 February 1888''

P&R passenger car interior described as being painted a “lemon color, and relieved by striped and shading of a deep orange hue.”

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_GWUBCfdw2UKj9nH6okNmgWeIw6e2WqZ/view?usp=sharing The Brooklyn Citizen (Brooklyn, NY), 23 March 1888]''

P&R passenger cars described as being a light orange.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3nZLgPx7h-xz7k7Af4QWJnMtbngaIwV/view?usp=sharing The Gazette (York, PA), 23 May 1888]''

'''1892'''

P&R passenger cars start to be painted a shade “similar to that of the Pullman parlor cars - a dark brown or plum.”

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dvqIi5JM9j9XuHJnHLDchl5NuKK0SW_L/view?usp=sharing The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 22 January 1892]''

P&R passenger cars start to be painted the “Pullman color,” lettered in gold.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dcORA47k-LcSqqB51lmwd3WnxJ1IhyLG/view?usp=sharing The Miners Journal (Pottsville, PA), 1 February 1892]''

P&R passenger cars described as being painted a “rich brown,” with gold trimmings.

''The Philadelphia Record (Philadelphia, PA), 28 June 1892''

P&R passenger equipment is repainted to the "standard [[Pullman Paint Information|Pullman color]]".

''"Manufacturers and Suppliers," Railway Age 30 December 1892 pg. 1034''

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