Georgia Railroad Paint Information

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Freight Cars

1847

Freight cars painted brown.

The Daily Georgian (Savannah, GA), 26 March 1847

1851

“Blake’s Patent Ohio Fire-Proof Paint, Chocolate Color,” used on cars. Blake’s paint had been used since 1848. See Baltimore & Ohio for more information on Blake’s Paint.

The American Railroad Journal, 11 February 1854, pg. 96

Passenger Cars

1880

Passenger cars begin to be painted a “dark yellow color.”

Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA), 19 February 1880

? to 1891

Passenger cars painted canary yellow.

1891

Passenger cars begin to be painted a “salmon color.”

The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA), 17 February 1891

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