Colors of the cars

From: "Jim Ritter" jritter@riteboiler.com, Jritter1@verizon.net

I would like to paint some 1800's era passenger cars for a Golden Spike diorama but can't locate any accurate information as to what the colors of the cars may have been for both the Central Pacific and Union Pacific at that period. Have you some information on this available? ...

—Jim Ritter