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Reference / Historic Railroad Paint Color Index / Canada Southern Railway

Freight Cars

1880

Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in May of 1880 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).

The National Car Builder, May 1880, pg. 2

1882

Cattle car bodies, roofs, and trucks coated with mineral paint; ironwork painted gloss black. These specifications are identical between the NYC&HRRR, Michigan Central, LS&MS, and Canada Southern, given that all four are Vanderbilt lines.

The National Car Builder, February 1882, pg. 19

Passenger Equipment

1883

Dining cars, “Detroit” and “St. Thomas,” painted light yellow, and upon the upper edge of their sides in metal letters are the words “Michigan - C. S. Div. Central.” Centre panels on the sides bear the cars’ respective names.

American Railroad Journal, 31 March 1883, pg. 7

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-===Freight Cars===
+==Freight Cars==
-: Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in May of 1880 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).
+'''1880'''
+Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in May of 1880 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).
 The National Car Builder, May 1880, pg. 2
-: Cattle car bodies, roofs, and trucks coated with mineral paint; ironwork painted gloss black. These specifications are identical between the NYC&HRRR, Michigan Central, LS&MS, and Canada Southern, given that all four are Vanderbilt lines.
+'''1882'''
+Cattle car bodies, roofs, and trucks coated with mineral paint; ironwork painted gloss black. These specifications are identical between the NYC&HRRR, Michigan Central, LS&MS, and Canada Southern, given that all four are Vanderbilt lines.
+[[File:The_National_Car_Builder,_February_1882,_pg._19.png|400px]]
 [https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/delivery/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL/1286056230005961?lang=en The National Car Builder, February 1882, pg. 19]
-===Passenger Cars===
+==Passenger Equipment==
+'''1883'''
+Dining cars, “Detroit” and “St. Thomas,” painted light yellow, and upon the upper edge of their sides in metal letters are the words “Michigan - C. S. Div. Central.” Centre panels on the sides bear the cars’ respective names.
-: Dining cars, “Detroit” and “St. Thomas,” painted light yellow, and upon the upper edge of their sides in metal letters are the words “Michigan - C. S. Div. Central.” Centre panels on the sides bear the cars’ respective names.
+[[File:American_Railroad_Journal,_31_March_1883,_pg._7.png|400px]]
 [https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Railway_Locomotives_and_Cars/w2NCAQAAMAAJ?hl=en American Railroad Journal, 31 March 1883, pg. 7]