East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad Paint Information

Freight Cars

1882

Freight cars painted a “brownish red,” lettered in white.

1892

Box cars and coal cars begin to be painted a “dull black.”

The Knoxville Journal (Knoxville, TN), 18 December 1892

1871

Mail cars painted a deep orange, lettering in gold with blue and green shading.

1881

Passenger coaches begin to be painted a “cherry red.”

1882

Directors’ car painted Tuscan red, the “standard color of the road,” with gilt ornaments.