I am Violet Henderson Director for The Lindsay Chamber of Commerce, our office is the old Santa Fe Depot we have a caboose ATSF 33909 and a rail car ATSF 610054, we have a local group wanting to re paint them and I need to know the original paint scheme and where to get the paint. If someone can email me the information I would appreciate it. lchamber1@windstrem.net
Thanks,
Violet Henderson
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My suggestion would be to contact the Santa Fe Historical Society for the most accurate information. They are VERY helpful.
The original paint scheme for ALL Santa Fe waycars was mineral red. Some had a black roof, others did not. As can be seen, the elements can have an effect on the color:
As Hot Water mentioned, the Santa Fe Historical Society should be able to help.
Rusty
Tom (Number 90) from this forum is a former ATSF engineer. He may have info about those specific cars.
You may want to edit your title to mention the Santa Fe cars. That would bring attention from those that know.
You could talk to eric dilbeck president of Oklahoma railway museum.
I'm glad those are going to get some care. I make frequent trips down to Lindsay and always take a detour to look at them.
Santa Fe Historical & Modeling Society has published books detailing the painting of all Santa Fe freight cars. Contact them at the link in this post. There are a number of members who live near you. One, in particular, Charlie Slater of Bakersfield, is a retired Conductor and a genuine expert on Santa Fe freight cars. I am confident that he would be willing to help you do accurate restoration paint jobs.
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