Re: IRM's Rock Island GP7 #4506
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 06-10-2018 - 16:53
Hot Water Wrote:
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> > > Why was it Railroads liked Seafoam green for
> > Cab
> > > interiors?
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> > Not all of them did. Some preferred gray, some
> > beige,
> > some dark green.
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> That green color goes all the way back into the
> steam era. Thus, EMC/EMD offered either "Jade
> Green" or "Sued Gray" as basic cab/engine room
> interior colors.
Jade green aye. Always thought it would be called Seafoam Green or Detroit Diesel Alpine Green