Re: the Illinois Central painted passenger cars that were used by the ACL and SAL - were the roofs black or brown? The pictures that I have aren't much help.

-- Jim Roquemore (Roque@camden.net), March 06, 2001

Answers

I suggest contacting Mr. John Pitts at Ilcentral@aol.com. He is probably the authority in IC passenger paint.

-- Mike Tyl (greendiamond@msn.com), July 24, 2001.

The "fallen flags" website has a photo of colors in question.

http://gelwood.railfan.net/other/acl/acl1123.jpg

-- Curtis E. Denmark Jr. (curtisd@northarkansas.net), March 08, 2001.

IC standard paint specs wrap the Chocolate Brown over the top of the car, Jim. I would think that the ACL paint job was the same.

Now, after several thousand miles they probably ended up black with all the exhaust soot.

Buck

-- Buck Dean (bdean@jngray.com), March 08, 2001.