New York & New England Railroad Paint Information

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Freight Cars

1881

Listed as a user of “Iron Clad” metallic paints starting in 1881 (this does not necessarily mean it was used on cars).

Travelers’ Official Railway Guide, April to June 1881

1896

Boxcars in service mostly red, some yellow. On the sides of boxcars is painted a large, white Maltese cross, in the centre of which is the car number.

The Daily Morning Journal and Courier, 15 December 1896

Passenger Cars

1875

NY&NE passenger cars painted “in some light color.”

The Evening Bulletin (Providence, RI), 4 June 1875

1883

NY&NE passenger coach painted a “deep Tuscan red, ornamented by shaded gold stripes.”

The Day (New London, CT), 16 May 1883

1888

NY&NE passenger cars painted Tuscan red.

The Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, MA), 10 November 1888

1891

NY&NE passenger cars in the “New England Limited” train painted white and gold.

The Boston Post (Boston, MA), 17 March 1891

NY&NE passenger cars in the “Long Island and Eastern States Line” train painted Tuscan red, lined in gold. The company’s “well-known cross is displayed upon the sides.”

The Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA), 18 September 1891

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