Ohio & Mississippi Railway Paint Information
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Freight Cars
1872
Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in September of 1872 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).
The National Car Builder, September 1872, pg. 18
Passenger Cars
1857
First-class passenger car painted “cream color,” ornamented with gothic panels.
Buffalo Morning Express and Daily Democracy (Buffalo, NY), 25 May 1857
1880
Passenger cars painted “a sort of chocolate color.”
The Herald (Omaha, NE), 22 December 1880
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