02-28-2022, 11:28 PM
Hi Guy,
I'm not sure what colour might have been used in 1959, but there is some paint colour info for CNR to be found HERE.
I didn't have time to read the whole thing in detail, but you may find something useful with a more in-depth perusal of the pages.
EDIT: I did have an opportunity to more closely examine those pages, and read that...
"Snow-plows were painted Mineral Brown until at least the 1960s (likely 1968)."
There is probably other useful info on CNR colours in those pages, too, as they did confirm that prior to WWII, CNR open cars (hoppers, gondolas and flatcars) were black, then later change to Mineral Brown or a similar colour after the war.
With my layout, set in the late '30s, I had painted such CNR cars black, as C-D-S had noted that change in their catalogue of dry transfers. The linked data which I included did confirm that.
Wayne
I'm not sure what colour might have been used in 1959, but there is some paint colour info for CNR to be found HERE.
I didn't have time to read the whole thing in detail, but you may find something useful with a more in-depth perusal of the pages.
EDIT: I did have an opportunity to more closely examine those pages, and read that...
"Snow-plows were painted Mineral Brown until at least the 1960s (likely 1968)."
There is probably other useful info on CNR colours in those pages, too, as they did confirm that prior to WWII, CNR open cars (hoppers, gondolas and flatcars) were black, then later change to Mineral Brown or a similar colour after the war.
With my layout, set in the late '30s, I had painted such CNR cars black, as C-D-S had noted that change in their catalogue of dry transfers. The linked data which I included did confirm that.
Wayne