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==Freight Cars==

'''1861'''

Harlan & Hollingsworth drawing of a PW&B boxcar shows a “pale yellow body, tan roof {canvas coated with sand?}, black hardware, and red wheels.”

''Harlan & Hollingsworth “Freight Cars for Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road” drawing (at Smithsonian?), from White, The American Railroad Freight Car, 1993, pg. 184. A black and white image of this drawing (from Smithsonian copy-negative 81-8117) is printed on pg. 180.''

'''1874'''

“Maryland & Delaware” freight express cars painted a “brownish color,” with “Maryland & Delaware” lettered in red and white. Painted on the car sides is also a “red diamond,” denoting the cars’ “exclusive use for this line.”

''Wilmington Daily Commercial (Wilmington, DE), 23 September 1874''

==Passenger Cars==

'''1869'''

PW&B day cars painted a “rich glossy buff.”

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t9NI1Yi4CR6uycj2Vtfs6Vk2P3OCCTIv/view?usp=sharing Wilmington Daily Commercial (Wilmington, DE), 8 July 1869]''

PW&B “palace” cars painted light yellow, relieved by the “bright hues of the lettering.”

''[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015013032316?urlappend=%3Bseq=133 American Railroad Journal, 18 September 1869]''

'''1880'''

PW&B “light” passenger cars painted light yellow, highly ornamented with gold.

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014805/1880-07-14/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE), 14 July 1880]''

'''1882'''

PW&B passenger cars start to be painted the “established color of the Pennsylvania R.R.” (Tuscan red).

''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014805/1882-02-13/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE), 13 February 1882]''

PW&B baggage car painted red with gold lettering.

''[https://books.google.ca/books?id=0SVCAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false The Morning Herald (Baltimore, MD), 29 March 1882]''

'''1898'''

PW&B Pullman coaches painted red up to the belt rail and green above the belt rail. Ornamented with gold leaf.

''The Morning News (Wilmington, DE), 3 May 1898''


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