Connecticut River Railroad Paint Information
From PacificNG
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Passenger Cars
1887
Passenger coach body, platforms, and trucks painted in a “mottled and speckled appearance produced by painting the car a light color and covering it with aluminum leaf in an irregular manner before varnishing, which gives the car a light, cool appearance.”
The Springfield Daily Republican (Springfield, MA), 20 June 1887
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