Intercolonial Railway Paint Information
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Freight Cars
1897
Refrigerator cars painted white and labelled “Government Cold Storage Line.”
St. John Daily Sun (St. John, NB), 8 July 1897
Passenger Cars
1876
Special car built for the superintendent of the company painted a rich claret colour, striped with gold.
Ottawa Daily Citizen (Ottawa, ON), 28 June 1876
1878
Palace car built for the Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise painted Tuscan red, ornamented with gold. The crest of the Marquis painted on the four corners of the car, and handrails silver-plated.
The Montreal Gazette (Montreal, QC), 22 November 1878
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