The material seems to be brushed stainless, maybe 22 or 25 gauge. Should be something you can find from a different application at Home Depot or lowes, try door hardware or plumbing area. Make a pattern from single ply cardboard and use a sharp scribe to mark the metal. You might have to lightly use a scotchbrite to match finish, practice on a scrap. Use offset snips (right and left coming from different directions ) to cut slightly large. Use files to trim as necessary. Clean with acetone and cover entire piece with painters tape (not the thick stuff). Place double side carpet tape on your work surface and your trim piece on to it, this will hold it while cutting the tape. Take an exacto knife and a straight edge to cut paint lines, for the radius you will probably have to make a pattern. After carefully removing the tape where the paint should be, mist with an appropriate primer. The brushed finish should help hold the primer. The key word here is mist. Lightly spray with finish color. When dry (days not hours) use your exacto to cut along tape lines before removing tape so as not to peel paint. I would use a professional grade contact adhesive to apply (read instructions) . I have used this method for restoration work on non train items with success.
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