Great Northern Paint Information

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Freight Cars

? to ?

Refrigerator cars painted white.

1905

Refrigerator cars painted green.

Willmar Tribune (Willmar, MN), 19 September 1903

Cabooses

1910

Cabooses painted red.

The Leavenworth Echo (Leavenworth, WA), 13 May 1910

Passenger Cars

? to 1899

Passenger, express, and mail cars painted maroon.

1899 to ?

Passenger, express, and mail cars painted dark green.

The Butte Daily Post (Butte, MT), 7 November 1899

1900

Passenger cars painted dark green.

The Princeton Union (Princeton, MN), 18 January 1900

1905

Passenger cars are painted dark chrome green with gold striping and mahogany window sashes.

"Notes and Comments," Railway Master Mechanic July 1905 p266.

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