Re: C&S boxcar joins the Navy! But what color??

Posted by Jim Courtney on Sep 29, 2019; 5:00pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Two-more-C-S-boxcars-found-tp14458p14545.html

The conventional wisdom that I have read says that the narrow gauge boxcars from the D&RGW, C&S, NCNG, etc., that were refurbished by CFCP for Pearl Harbor, were painted dark "Navy Blue" with white lettering.

The photo of the 4000 series boxcars at Salida suggests a color darker than the freight car red of the cabooses.

Does anyone have have a source for this or color photo?