Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis Paint Information
From PacificNG
Reference / Historic Railroad Paint Color Index
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
1883
Woodruff sleeping cars in use on the CCC&I are repainted Tuscan red, the “standard color of the cars.”
The National Car Builder, October 1883, pg. 110