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GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
OFFICE OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT MOTIVE POWER
COLOR CHART

Passenger Locomotives (Steam)

Cab exterior: Black
Roof: Red Building Paint (Mineral)
Frames, main and truck: Black
Jacket: Jacket Green Enamel
Running gear, including wheels: Black
Cab interior: Cab Green
Cab Sash: Green - inside, Black - outside
Letters and numbers: Aluminum
Smoke box: Staybrite
Rods - main & side: Polished & oiled
Tires: Black
Running boards: Black

Passenger Tenders

Exterior: Black
Underframe: Black
Truck frames: Black
Wheels: Black
Hand-holds: Black
Steps: Black

Freight Locomotives (Steam)

Cab exterior: Black
Roof: Red
Frames, main and truck: Black
Jacket: Green Jacket Enamel
Smoke box: Black
Wheels: Black
Cab interior: Green
Cab sash: Green - inside, Black - outside
Letters & numbers: Aluminum
Rods, main & side: Polish, Buffed

Freight Tenders

Exterior: Black
Underframe: Black
Truck frames: Black
Wheels: Black
Hand-holds: Black
Steps: Black

Passenger Equipment (Conventional)

Exterior body, including sash, steps, trucks and fronts of underneath equipment boxes: Olive Green.
Underframe, underneath equipment roof, hand-holds, drip molding and diaphragms: Truck Enamel, Dark Green.
Letters & numbers: Gold Leaf - First Coat, Imitation Gold Enamel - Second Coat

Freight Cars

Gondola & Hopper Cars: Box Car Paint
Underframe: Black
Floors, steel underside: Black
Sides: Black
Metal ends: Red
Sill Steps: Red
New Trucks: Red
Lettering: White

Covered Hopper Cars

Underframe ?
Floors, steel underframe ?
Sides ?
Metal ends ?
Metal roofs ?
Running boards ?
Sill steps ?
New trucks ?
Lettering: White
Body & Frame: Red

House Cars

Underframe: Box Red
Sides: Freight-Car Brown
Side doors: Freight-Car Brown
Metal ends: Steel - Black, Wood - Red
Wood ends: Freight-Car Brown
Metal roofs: Black
Wood roofs: Black
Running boards: Freight-Car Black
Sill steps: Red
New trucks: Red
Lettering: White

Caboose Cars

Car body: Caboose Red
Car body - interior: Plywood natural finish
Interior floor - main - and up to 6" on all sides, including bunks, lockers and toilets: Box Car Mineral Red.
Lockers and bunks - interior: Pearl Gray
Cupola floor: Freight Car Red
Cupola grabs: White. Recess for same: Black.
Roof, main and cupola: Black
Underframe: Black
Superstructure, steel frame, Plywood sheathing: Caboose Red
Tool Box - outside, all around: Black
Tool Box - inside: No paint
Facia boards: Caboose Red
Smoke Stack: Black
Hand-holds - exterior: Black; except circular ones on each corner: alternate Black & White. Bars 3" long.
Railing, columns & ladders: Black
Trucks: Black with white stencil
Car body stencil: Yellow
End Platform & Steps: Black

Flat Cars

Underframe, sides, metal ends: Red
Sill steps, new trucks: Red
All lettering: White

Stock Cars

Underframe: Red
Sides: Red
Side doors: Red
Metal ends: Red
Wood ends: Red
Metal roofs: Black
Wood roofs: Black
Running boards: Black
Sill steps: Red
New trucks: Red
Lettering: White

Work Equipment (Freight Train Type)

Underframe and trucks: Red
Roof and running boards: Black
Sides, ends and inside: Gray
Floor: Red
Body stencil: Black
Tank Cars - Non-revenue - Aluminum with Black trucks, running boards, and grab irons: Black

Work Equipment (Passenger Train Type)

Stores Supply Car: All Box Car Red
Underframe: Red
Sides - Inside & Out: Gray
Trucks: Red