Burlington & Lamoille Railroad Paint Information

Reference / Historic Railroad Paint Color Index

Freight Cars

1882

Refrigerator cars painted white.

The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT), 3 April 1882

Passenger Equipment

1877

Second class passenger cars painted brown with red accents. First class passenger cars lettered in gold leaf.

The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT) 3 July 1877

1886

Passenger car "Vermont" painted English Rose Lake (described as a "rich and luscious color of ripe cherries"), with light blue stripes.

St. Albans Daily Messenger and Advertiser (St. Albans, VT), 26 May 1886

1887

Passenger cars painted bright red.

News & Citizen (Morrisville, VT), 6 January 1887

St. Albans Weely Messenger and Advertiser (St. Albans, VT), 13 June 1887

Reference / Historic Railroad Paint Color Index