Norfolk & Western Railroad Paint Information

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Standard Colors

1925

The Norfolk & Western Motive Power Department reports purchasing the following standard colors:

• No.1 Drab Building Paint in paste form

• No.2 Dark Brown in semipaste form

• No.8 Black in semipaste form

• No.11 Dark Red in semipaste form

• No.12 Drop Black in paste form

• Cabin Car Color in paste form

• White Lead in paste form

• Dry Red Lead

National Directory of Commodity Specifications, Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards: 1925

Freight Cars

1881

Freight cars painted dark green.

The Norfolk Virginian (Norfolk, VA), 4 June 1881

Passenger Cars

1882

Passenger cars painted seal brown with gilt ornamentation.

The National Car Builder, April 1882, pg. 45

Buildings

1925

Norfolk & Western Motive Power Department reports purchasing Drab Building Paint, Color No.1, in paste form.

"42.88 Yellow, cream and straw pigments," National Directory of Commodity Specifications, Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards: 1925

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