SP 1897 Colors

Attached is a transcription of a letter form 1897 in what I believe is H. J. Small's letter press book from the shops.  It seems to assign numbers to standard colors that are at variance with numbers assigned in other documents.  

Also note the red and white called out for switch targets.  

Kyle K. Wyatt
Curator of History & Technology
California State Railroad Museum
111 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

My work address is: kwyatt@parks.ca.gov
My personal address is: kylewyatt@aol.com  

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SP Standard Colors – 1897

Letter dated April 7, 1897 for H. J. Small to R. P. Schwerin
CSRM Coll, letter press book from Oriental Warehouse

Standard MofW Colors, Mof W Department
No. 1 Ticket Office Color
2 Inside Waiting Room Color
3 Outside body Color
4 Outside Trim Color
5 Metallic Color
6 Backs of Signs & Whistle Posts Color (lamp black)
7 Pumping Machinery Color
8 White, for switch targets
9 Red, for switch targets

Shop Colors
No. 1 Sash Color
2 Freight Car Color
3 Caboose Outside Color
4 Floor Color
5 Truck Color
6 Pullman Color
7 Caboose Inside Color
8 Drab Color
9 Buff Color

CPRR Engineering Report 1865; and, Annual Reports 1878 & 1883.

These three additional reports are now on-line at the CPRR Museum:

Report of the Chief Engineer upon Recent Surveys and Progress of Construction of the Central Pacific Railroad of California. December, 1865. Courtesy Lynn D. Farrar.

Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. to the Stockholders, For the Year ending December 31st, 1878.

Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. to the Stockholders, For the Year ending December 31st, 1883.

Each of these reports in pdf format shows the original page images, but is also searchable.

These and other reports are linked in the "Reports" section of the historical readings.