What were the standard colors of CPRR passenger cars and depots?
I just came across an old newspaper article which referred to a depot roof being painted “regulation” red by CPRR painters, and the folks at the California State Railway Museum chose to paint the depot there two-toned green. I’ve also seen a color photo of a preserved/restored car (reportedly in a park in Yuma AZ) purported to be an old CPRR passenger car …and a green similar to one of those in the two toned scheme predominates with red trim, like the depot roof. Could these have been the colors? Doesn’t anybody know, either from old lithos, work orders, or writings? This might make a great topic for your website. I’ve been experimenting with my somewhat older videocam whose viewfinder renders a [black & white] image. I’m mixing paints and viewing them side by side thru the viewfinder. Findings so far: Red and Green look dark, yellow looks white. Orange and light green come out identically medium. Increasingly lighter shades of green become lighter. In the numerous photos on the CPRR
