New Brunswick Railway Paint Information

Reference / Historic Railroad Paint Color Index / New Brunswick Railway TOC

Passenger Cars

1883

Passenger car painted light yellow, with a “bordered bottom and black striping.” The trucks “are dark with yellow and scarlet stripings; the body of the doors are yellow, corner purple, and gold borders.” The words “‘New Brunswick Railway’ stand out very plain in black letters with scarlet shading.”

The Fredericton Evening Capital (Fredericton, NB), 31 March 1883

1886

Passenger cars of the “Flying Yankee” train painted yellow.

The Union Advocate (Newcastle, NB), 14 July 1886

Passenger cars painted yellow, relieved by “carmine and stripes, and lettering of gold.”

The Fredericton Evening Capital (Fredericton, NB), 14 August 1886

1888

First class passenger car painted a deep shade of orange, relieved by carmine and gold leaf. The car marked as "St. Andrews" in large gold letters within a medallion on each side.

Combination cars painted a deep shade of orange.

The St. Andrews Bay Pilot (St. Andrews, NB), 5 July 1888

Reference / Historic Railroad Paint Color Index / New Brunswick Railway