What would be the shade of green I am looking for to paint C&S coach 70 and a baggage car. Also is the roof of C&S ng passenger equipment dark green or black? Thanks, Alex
As mandated by the USRA passenger cars from 1917 were either Pullman green or olive green. The C&S used the olive (lighter) green on their cars. The roof was black. Hope that helps, Chris Lane
I'd prefer to see #2 restored before the 911....as #911 is under roof. I took both my 1879 model of the #40 (C&S #1) and 1880s model of the #911 (as #051) to my local NMRA meet this week. Someone knocked #051 to the floor...glad she was still under construction and so she'll be easier to repair. #40 and #051 still got 1st place despite their incompleteness (#40 needs underframe details, #051 did need brake rigging, an interior, and window glazing...now she needs more). During the late 1880s, one could possibly see DSP&P cars in maroon, chocolate brown, dark plum, and UP olive green. I can't recall if the early C&S equipment had scroll work or not...but the post-1885 South Park stuff did. Chris, I hadn't realized that the USRA made such a mandate. Interesting info! Michael Michael
