New York Providence & Boston Railroad (Stonington Line) Paint Information
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Freight Cars
1880
Freight cars painted a reddish brown, lettered “New York, Providence and Boston Railroad,” and bearing on either side a “large white star with the letter ‘S’ in the centre.”
The Evening Bulletin (Providence, RI), 26 October 1880
Passenger Cars
1885
Passenger coaches painted yellow, with trucks painted red.
The Evening Bulletin (Providence, RI), 12 May 1885
“Reclining chair” cars painted straw, with lake letter board and striping.
The National Car Builder, June 1885, pg. 84
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