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Reply to "Why were Steam Engines painted "Black""

Well think about it,,,,,,,,since they burned coal or Bunker C for fuel, no matter WHAT color they got painted, it wouldn't have taken very long for them to be black anyway. Back in the early days, well prior to 1900, when lots of wood was used for fuel, the steam locomotives were painted all sorts of bright colors with LOTS of polished brass.

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