Cumberland Valley Railroad Paint Information

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Passenger Cars

1876

Passenger cars painted red, relieved by gilt lettering.

The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 31 January 1876

1882

Passenger coaches painted a “new color similar to those on the Pennsylvania railroad” (Tuscan red).

The Harrisburg Daily Patriot (Harrisburg, PA), 10 March 1882

Structures

1915

National Paint Works No. 400 Carbon Black is used on bridges.

Cheeseman, Frank P. The Review of Technical Paint. New York: Cheeseman & Elliot, 1915

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