Boston Concord & Montreal Paint Information
From PacificNG
Reference / Historic Railroad Paint Color Index
Passenger Equipment
1870
New passenger cars built by Ranlet Car Manufacturing Company are painted green and gold with mahogany trim.
The National Car Builder, September 1870, pg. 4
1871
First-class passenger cars painted light buff with elaborate ornamentation.
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The Independent Democrat (Concord, NH), 7 July 1870
1873
Drawing room car "Mt. Washington" painted dark wine with gold leaf filigree.
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Essex County Herald (Guildhall, VT), 2 August 1873
1879
Summer passenger cars painted white.
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Argus and Patriot (Montpelier, VT), 2 July 1879